of debts, "having some likelihood of recovery," 1550s, from Latin speratus, past participle of sperare "to hope," denominative of spes "hope," from PIE *spe-is-, from root spe- (1) "to thrive, prosper" (see speed (n.)).
實(shí)用例句
1. Do sperate 2 separate diseases are destroying banana and planten plantain crops in Africa.
