tentative

英 [ˈtentətɪv]

美 [ˈtentətɪv]

adj.  不确定的; 不肯定的; 暂定的; 踌躇的; 犹豫不定的; 不果断的
n.  假设; 实验; 尝试

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Collins.2 / BNC.7552 / COCA.7722

牛津词典

adj.

• 不确定的；不肯定的；暂定的
  not definite or certain because you may want to change it later
  1. We made a tentative arrangement to meet on Friday.
     我们暂定星期五见面。
  2. tentative conclusions
     初步结论
• 踌躇的；犹豫不定的；不果断的
  not behaving or done with confidence
  1. a tentative greeting
     怯声怯气的问候
  2. I'm taking the first tentative steps towards fitness.
     我试探性地开始实施健身计划。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (协议、计划、安排)暂行的，临时的，试探性的
  Tentativeagreements, plans, or arrangements are not definite or certain, but have been made as a first step.
  1. Political leaders have reached a tentative agreement to hold a preparatory conference next month...
     政治领导人已就下个月举行预备会议达成初步协定。
  2. Such theories are still very tentative.
     这种理论仍然是探索性的。
• ADJ-GRADED 踌躇不决的;犹豫的
  If someone istentative, they are cautious and not very confident because they are uncertain or afraid.
  1. My first attempts at complaining were rather tentative...
     我刚开始投诉时很犹豫不决。
  2. She did not return his tentative smile.
     她并没有对他怯生生的微笑作出回应。

英英释义

adj

• under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
  1. probationary employees
  2. a provisional government
  3. just a tentative schedule
  Synonym:probationaryprovisionalprovisionary
• unsettled in mind or opinion
  1. drew a few tentative conclusions
  Synonym:doubtful

双语例句

• Our conduct of the war was tentative.
  我们进行这场战争也只是试验性质的。
• In one fell swoop the bank wiped away the tentative benefits of this policy.
  银行一下子就抹杀了这项政策暂时带来的好处。
• This article is a tentative investigation of the relationship between Heidegger and the Buddhistical thought.
  本文是对海德格尔与佛家思想的关系的一个尝试性探讨。
• Make the first outline tentative.
  尝试性的来制作初始的纲要。
• In consequence there were numerous tentative measures of codification.
  其后果是产生了很多尝试性的编纂方法。
• The north's push to make the zones work coincides with an easing in tensions on the divided peninsula and tentative signs of detente between Pyongyang and washington.
  朝鲜努力使经济特区得以运作，这可以缓解朝鲜半岛的紧张局势，同时也是在试探性地缓和平壤和华盛顿间的关系。
• A tentative study is conducted over the dropout issue of Dong Zhangbu Elementary School students and corresponding countermeasures.
  一个东掌布小学的学生和相应的对策辍学问题进行了初步研究。
• Political leaders have reached a tentative agreement to hold a preparatory conference next month
  政治领导人已就下个月举行预备会议达成初步协定。
• I have some tentative suggestions.
  我有几点不成熟的想法。
• Design a tentative table space.
  设计一个试验性的表空间。