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

• Design a tentative table space.
  设计一个试验性的表空间。
• Now, we have already come a very long way since the first tentative steps of the diplomatic opening in1979.
  自1979年建交初期双方跨出试探性的步子以来，我们已经走过了一段很长的路。
• The tentative treatment schemes were put forward to solve the existing problems in prestressed concrete crane girders.
  分析了预应力混凝土吊车梁存在的问题，并结合实际情况，对其提出了初步可行的处理方案。
• I have some tentative suggestions.
  我有几点不成熟的想法。
• 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。
• Our conduct of the war was tentative.
  我们进行这场战争也只是试验性质的。
• Such theories are still very tentative.
  这种理论仍然是探索性的。
• Finally system info's construction and the discipline system's consummation made several spot tentative plans under this understanding to management accounting.
  最后在这一认识下对管理会计理论体系的构建和学科体系的完善提出了几点设想。
• 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。
• The system whose debugging had been passed, achieved the prospective tentative, it was feasible and practical.
  该控制系统通过了调试，实现了预期的设想，具有可行性和实用性。