Word · Frequency #15427
putative
假定的；公认的；据称的
核心释义
Generally believed or assumed; supposed or alleged rather than proven.
- 1.
普遍认为或认定是实情的；通常假定的。
Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; generally assumed.
- 2.
凭推测而非实证接受的。
Accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.
- 3.
声称的、所谓的、表面上的、自称的。
Alleged, purported, ostensible, professed.
普遍认为或认定是实情的；通常假定的。；凭推测而非实证接受的。；声称的、所谓的、表面上的、自称的。；推定的；被公认的；[法] 被公认的
用法In use
The putative leader of the group was never actually elected.
用法提示：putative 作形容词，表示“据称的、所谓的”，修饰名词 leader。
Scientists are testing the putative cure for the disease.
用法提示：putative 作形容词，表示“被认定的、据称的”，修饰名词 cure。
His putative innocence was questioned by the jury.
用法提示：putative 作形容词，表示“假定的、公认的”，修饰名词 innocence。
putative + noun
putative 是定语形容词，只能放在名词前，表示某属性只是根据推测而非事实认定，常见于法律、学术等正式语境。
The putative heir to the estate is still unknown.
该遗产的推定继承人仍然未知。
putative + noun + of + noun
如需在名词后补充说明所属或来源，可用 of 短语构成 'putative + noun + of + noun' 结构。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- putative father
- 推定父亲
- The court ordered a DNA test for the putative father.法院下令对推定父亲进行DNA检测。
- putative author
- 推定作者
- The identity of the putative author remains unknown.推定作者的身份仍然不明。
- putative function
- 推定功能
- The study examined the putative function of the protein.该研究考察了这种蛋白质的推定功能。
- putative leader
- 推定领导人
- The report names him as the putative leader of the movement.报道称他是该运动的推定领导人。
- putative cause
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“repute（名声/认为）”：putative 与它同源，意思正是“众人所认为的”——记住“repute”就能记住“公认的、据称的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术论文、法律文书、正式讨论 putative 是正式书面用语，通常出现在学术、法律或正式讨论中，表示“据称的、公认的”。日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes with putative (stress on the first syllable). Relative, negative, positive, and talkative end in the same unstressed /ətɪv/ that finishes putative, so they share that sound. Creative and native are spelling lookalikes only: their '-ative' is pronounced /eɪtɪv/, not /ətɪv/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.