tentative
美音:
[´tentətıv
]英音:
[´tentətıv
]n.试验,假设 adj.试验性的,试探的,尝试的,暂定的
难易程度:
tentative为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:tentativeness 副词:tentatively
词根
tempt,tent=to try(尝试)
近义词, 同义词
tentative
/'tentətɪv; `tɛntətɪv/
adj done, said, etc to test sth; hesitant or exploratory; not definite or decisive 试验性质的; 踌躇的; 试探性的; 不确定的; 非决定性的
*make a tentative suggestion, proposal, plan, etc 提出试探性的建议、提案、计画等
* reach a tentative conclusion 得出暂时的结论.
tentative
adj[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Medieval Latin;Origin: tentativus, from Latin tentare;
TEMPT]
not definite or certain, and may be changed later
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provisional≠
definite I passed on my tentative conclusions to the police. The government is taking tentative steps towards tackling the country's economic problems.done without confidence
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hesitant a tentative smile>tentativelyadv Albi knocked tentatively and entered.>tentativenessn[U]