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单词 putative
释义 pu·ta·tive
\ˈpyüd.əd.iv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin putativus, from Latin putatus (past participle of putare to consider, think) + -ivus -ive — more at pave
1. : commonly accepted or supposed : reputed
 < a few of us are a little dubious about these putative human superiorities — E.A.Hooton >
 < the putative father >
2. : assumed to exist or to have existed : hypothesized, inferred
 < they can recognize rock strata capable of producing oil, and look for the putative product — Time >
 < traced back to a postulated form in a putative parent language — J.B.Carroll >
pu·ta·tive·ly \-d.ə̇vlē\ adverb
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