Word · Frequency #7552
tentative
/ˈtentətɪv/
noun
试验；尝试
tentative
- 1.
A trial; an experiment; an attempt.
试验；实验；尝试。
试验；实验；尝试。；试验
In use
After several tentatives, she finally mastered the dance move.
The scientist's first tentative failed, so she redesigned the experiment.
He treated the speech as a tentative, not a final performance.
a tentative (about/on sth)
tentative 作为可数名词，常指未最终确定的提议或方案。
The committee proposed a tentative about the budget.
委员会提出了一个关于预算的暂定方案。
make/offer a tentative
The negotiator offered a tentative to break the deadlock.
谈判代表提出了一个暂定方案以打破僵局。
Connections
Confusing words
- trial
- 试验 · tentative强调临时性、未最终确定；trial强调测试过程或审判
- experiment
- 实验 · tentative侧重暂时性安排或初步尝试；experiment侧重科学方法验证假设
Word family
- tentatively
- 试探地；暂时地 · adv
Learner notes
Grammar Note
名词通常用于单数形式，指试探性的提议或安排。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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