tentative
英 ['tentətɪv]
美 ['tɛntətɪv]
- adj. 試驗性的，暫定的；躊躇的
- n. 假設，試驗
助記提示
1. tent- "try, test" + -ative.
2. => trying, testing.
3. tentative“探探底的”
中文詞源
tentative 暫定的，不確定的tent-,接觸，觸摸，-ative,形容詞後綴。即接觸性的，引申詞義暫定的，不確定的。
英文詞源
- tentative (adj.)
- 1580s, from Medieval Latin tentativus "trying, testing," from Latin tentatus, past participle of tentare "to feel, try." Related: Tentatively; tentativeness.
雙語例句
- 1. My first attempts at complaining were rather tentative.
- 我剛開始投訴時很猶豫不決。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She did not return his tentative smile.
- 她並沒有對他怯生生的微笑作出回應。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. We made a tentative arrangement to meet on Friday.
- 我們暫定星期五見麵。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. Please come out with your tentative ideas at the meeting.
- 請把你的初步設想在會上講一講.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. I have some tentative suggestions.
- 我有幾點不成熟的想法.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》