Now, while CR7's World Cup future is based on speculation, Neymar's is pretty certain.

虽然 C 罗之于世界杯的未来是基于推测，内马尔的未来规划是相当确定的。

If the obvious explanation isn't true, then a theory is based on speculation.

如果明显的解释不正确，那么理论就只是基于推测。

If a conspiracy is based on speculation, it dismisses the obvious explanation in favor of a more obscure one.

如果阴谋是基于猜测，它就会驳回明显的解释， 转而采用更模糊的解释。

In seeking to describe the origins of theater, one must rely primarily on speculation, since there is little concrete evidence on which to draw.

即试图描述戏剧的起源，人们必须主要依靠猜测，因为并没有多少确切证据可以引用。

When reindeer herders discovered the first crater there was a lot of speculation on how it was formed, with theories ranging from asteroids, stray missiles to aliens.

当养鹿人发现第一个火山口关于它是怎样形成的有很多猜测，从小行星到偏离轨道的导弹再到外星人。

Because each member vowed to keep the rituals and beliefs of Mithraism secret from the rest of the world, much of what is known of this religion is based purely on speculation.

因为每个成员都发誓要对世界其他地方保密密特拉教的仪式和信仰，所以对这个宗教的大部分了解纯粹是基于猜测。

Thanks largely to government stimulus programmes, firms have also accumulated spare cash, which they may now be able to deploy on robotics or on artificial-intelligence software But the automation debate is heavy on speculation and anecdote.

多亏了政府的刺激计划，企业也积累了闲置资金，他们现在可能能够将这些资金用于机器人技术或人工智能软件。但是自动化的讨论主要是基于猜测和个人经验。