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

单词	tentative
释义	ten·ta·tive I. \ˈtentəd.iv, -ətiv\ adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin tentativus, from Latin tentatus (past participle of tentare to feel, attempt, tempt) + -ivus -ive — more at tempt 1. a. : of the nature of an experiment or hypothesis : offered, undertaken, or arrived at as a first step : provisional < for him all questions are open, all assumptions tentative — Walter Moberly > b. : offered or given for the time being : subject to change or withdrawal : not final < a tentative program > < a tentative acceptance > < a tentative refusal > 2. : hesitant, uncertain < a sort of tentative, almost apologetic smile — R.P.Warren > < made his voice tentative — Jean Stafford > < his speech is jerky and tentative — Walter Bernstein > • ten·ta·tive·ly \-ə̇vlē, -li\ adverb • ten·ta·tive·ness \-ivnə̇s\ noun -es II. noun (-s) : a tentative undertaking, experiment, or offer < the few surviving scraps of notes … are crammed with story tentatives — Jay Leyda >
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