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

• Such theories are still very tentative.
  这种理论仍然是探索性的。
• In this essay I will make a tentative analysis of both views before presenting my own perceptions of history.
  在这篇文章中我会试探的分析两种观点，然后提出我对历史的看法。
• The essay proposes a tentative study on the social causes of crimes.
  本文对犯罪产生的社会原因进行了初步的分析研究。
• The paper analyses the present condition and problems of the construction of the social security system in Changshu countryside, and puts forth overall mentality and a tentative plan for the construction of social security system in Changshu countryside.
  摘要本文分析了常熟市农村社会保障体系建设的现状和问题，提出了常熟市农村社会保障体系建设的总体思路和方案设想。
• 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。
• 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。
• And it makes a tentative research on Tourism English from the dynamically strategic point of view.
  从宏观角度对大学旅游英语教学改革作了初步探索。
• Design a tentative table space.
  设计一个试验性的表空间。
• The author analyses the proof standard of prosecution in China, and also puts forward tentative plan of reforming.
  同时对我国提起公诉证明标准的现状进行了评析，并进一步提出了若干改革的设想。
• 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。