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Tentative Latin 7859.Tentative 英 Tentətɪv]美 Tɛntətɪv 释义 Adj

正面 7859.tentative
英 ['tentətɪv]美 ['tɛntətɪv]

背面
释义:
adj. 试验性的,暂定的;踌躇的n. 假设,试验
例句:
1. My first attempts at complaining were rather tentative.我刚开始投诉时很犹豫不决。

1. tent- "try, test" + -ative.2. => trying, testing.3. tentative“探探底的”
tentative 暂定的,不确定的tent-,接触,触摸,-ative,形容词后缀。即接触性的,引申词义暂定的,不确定的。
tentative (adj.)1580s, from Medieval Latin tentativus "trying, testing," from Latin tentatus, past participle of tentare "to feel, try." Related: Tentatively; tentativeness."

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