プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
とうき【投機】
speculation ((in))；a venture
投機的 speculative
株［土地］に投機をする
speculate in stocks [land]
投機で当てる
make a killing in speculation
もうかる投機
a profitable venture
父は投機に手を出して大損をした
My father 「went in for [tried] speculation and lost heavily.／My father lost heavily through speculating.
株の投機をちょっとやってみた
I tried my hand at playing the stock market.
投機売り
speculative selling
投機買い
speculative buying
投機師
a (professional) speculator
投機資本
《米》 venture [《英》 risk] capital
投機心
a speculative spirit
投機筋
a speculator
最近の穀物価格の世界的高騰は投機筋が仕掛けた側面がある
The recent global rise in grain prices is partly due to speculators' manipulation of the market.
投機売買
sales by speculation; speculative trading [sales]
投機防止法
the Antiprofiteering Law