tentative
Chinese meaning
暂定的;试探性的
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Example
But fighting in Lebanon and claims over the Strait of Hormuz threaten a tentative agreement.
但黎巴嫩的战事以及对霍尔木兹海峡的主权主张,正威胁着这份尚未确定的协议。
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Background ✎
Roots · etymology
源自中世纪拉丁 tentātīvus(试探、测试),词根 tentō(尝试)
- tent-(试探、尝试) + -ative(形容词后缀,表「有…倾向的」)
Collocations
- tentative agreement / tentative steps / tentative schedule
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