(用于短语on spec)
- informal in the hope of success but without any specific plan or instructions〈非正式〉投机; 碰运气：
he built the factory on spec and hoped someone would buy it.
他心存投机盖了那工厂, 希望有人会买下。
词源
late 18th cent.: abbreviation of SPECULATION.
- informal a detailed working description〈非正式〉详细的工作描述。
with obj.(specs, speccing, specced)
- give (something) a particular specification; construct to a specified standard给…定规格; 按照规定标准建造：
the range allows buyers to spec their truck to their needs.
该选择范围可让客户根据需要确定其订购的卡车规格。
词源
1950s: abbreviation of SPECIFICATION.