英语词汇“putative”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

You might be the putative leader of your lacrosse team, even if someone else holds the title of captain. Putative means to be known as something by reputation, or assumed to be something, or generally accepted.

Every once in a while, a putative planet is reported in the news, which we get very excited about and which usually turns out to be an illusion. But in 2005, an astronomer discovered what appears to be a new planet beyond Neptune. But is this putative planet for real? There is always some doubt––something not quite official––about putative things.

WORD FAMILY

putative: putatively

USAGE EXAMPLES

The United States now finds itself trying to persuade its putative ally to play a constructive rather than destructive role.

New York Times(Dec 06, 2016)

One advantage of being the putative leader of a great nation is that people pay attention, even when you’re spouting nonsense.

The New Yorker(Dec 01, 2016)

Don’t we want to raise a child without the impulse to terrorize any lifelike thing, regardless of its putative ontology?

The New Yorker(Nov 20, 2016)

adj purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds

the foundling's putative father
the putative author of the book

Syn

acknowledged

recognized or made known or admitted

单词	putative
释义	putative (once / 17881 pages) adj You might be the putative leader of your lacrosse team, even if someone else holds the title of captain. Putative means to be known as something by reputation, or assumed to be something, or generally accepted. Every once in a while, a putative planet is reported in the news, which we get very excited about and which usually turns out to be an illusion. But in 2005, an astronomer discovered what appears to be a new planet beyond Neptune. But is this putative planet for real? There is always some doubt––something not quite official––about putative things. WORD FAMILY putative: putatively USAGE EXAMPLES The United States now finds itself trying to persuade its putative ally to play a constructive rather than destructive role. New York Times(Dec 06, 2016) One advantage of being the putative leader of a great nation is that people pay attention, even when you’re spouting nonsense. The New Yorker(Dec 01, 2016) Don’t we want to raise a child without the impulse to terrorize any lifelike thing, regardless of its putative ontology? The New Yorker(Nov 20, 2016) adj purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds the foundling's putative father the putative author of the book Syn acknowledged recognized or made known or admitted
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