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单词 tentatively
释义
tentatively
adverb
uk
/ˈten.tə.tɪv.li/us
/ˈten.t̬ə.t̬ɪv.li/
in a way thatshowsyou are notcertainorconfident:
"I have come toseeMrsEdgerton," she said tentatively.
in a way that may bechangedlater:
Theproject, tentatively called Viva, is in the earlydesignstages.
Themeetinghas been tentativelyscheduledfor nextweek.
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  • 'Shareholders?' Isuggestedtentatively.
  • Tentatively,awkwardly, hereachesfor thetelevisionremotecontrolandtapsit.
  • But whilehospitalsarestartingtoembracetechnology, many are doing so tentatively.
  • Meanwhile, thetrusteestentativelyagreedtospendanadditional$920,000 tohelpadministertheproject.
  • It could also be tentativelyconcludedthat theeffectsofincreasingfoodpriceshave not had toobiganimpacton high-incomeearners.
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(Definition oftentativelyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftentatively

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We can say,tentatively, that a philosophy of life is a theory of the good conjoined with practical recommendations for attaining the good.
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However, the present authorstentativelyconclude that diving beetles may emigrate due to density-dependent effects when their populations reach certain but unknown threshold levels.
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The existing datatentativelysupport an association between insecure attachment and disruptive behavior in preschoolers, yet conflicting data exist.
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This suggests, a t leasttentatively, that the centrifugal instability can be partially responsible for initiating the brick pattern.
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It turns out that answering this question, evententatively, is as difficult as trying to puzzle out what makes a good song.
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Plates were checked daily for bacterial growth, and coloniestentativelyidentified as bartonella (based on colony morphology) were streaked onto clean plates.
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His proposal included allowing a defeasible reasoner to draw conclusionstentatively, sometimes retracting them later, and perhaps reinstating them still later and so on.
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Melting istentativelydeduced to have commenced at + 100 km, straddling the garnet-spinel transition.
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It thus becomes possibletentativelyto describe this modality of proof as resulting from the superposition of two distinct processes.
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If so, then the third prediction on the timing of unique syntactic errors is also, thoughtentatively, supported.
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Without further investigation of this phenomenon from other studies, this issue can only be addressed verytentatively.
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These aretentativelyassumed to be like pentameter lines through the third foot.
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In the last section, these observations aretentativelyrelated to distinctive forms of political mobilisation.
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Color-sensitive cells weretentativelyidentified as parvocellular neurons.
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Although suggestive, these findings should be consideredtentativelyin light of the small sample size.
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