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Tentative Plans Unsure Hesitant Make Opposite Tentətɪv Made

Front tentative
Pron ['tentətɪv]
Back 【TENTATIVE】
We've made tentative plans for a holiday but haven't decided anything certain yet.
我们已对假日作了个暂定计划,但尚未决定任何肯定的事。
【重点词汇】
tentative adj. 暂时的 反: decisive
Vocab
tentativeunsettled in mind or opinion

Choose the adjective tentative to describe something you are unsure or hesitant about. On Monday, you can make tentative plans for the weekend, but it's too early to commit to one party or another.

Tentative, from the Latin tentātīvus "testing, trying," always describes something that is uncertain. If you make a tentative appointment, write it down in pencil, not pen, because it might have to be changed. Here the opposite of tentative is definite or set. If someone gives you a tentative smile or nod, the person feels hesitant or unsure about something. In this case, its opposite is confident.

All forms of 'tentative' will appear on average once every 1267 pages.
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