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。
试验；实验；尝试。
tentative
试验；实验；尝试。
A trial; an experiment; an attempt.
After several tentatives, she finally mastered the dance move.
经过几次尝试，她终于掌握了这个舞步。
用法提示：此处 tentatives 为名词复数，表示“尝试”。
The scientist's first tentative failed, so she redesigned the experiment.
这位科学家的第一次试验失败了，所以她重新设计了实验。
用法提示：此处 tentative 为名词单数，表示“试验”。
He treated the speech as a tentative, not a final performance.
他把这次演讲当作一次尝试，而不是最终的表现。
用法提示：此处 tentative 为名词，意为“尝试”。
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。
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。
tentative强调临时性、未最终确定；trial强调测试过程或审判
tentative侧重暂时性安排或初步尝试；experiment侧重科学方法验证假设
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