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tentativeness

/ten-tuh-tiv/US // ˈtɛn tə tɪv //UK // (ˈtɛntətɪv) //

试探性,试探性的,尝试性,尝试性的

Related Words

unsettled不安分的,不安的,不安稳的,不安的状态cautious谨慎的,慎重,慎重的,谨慎unsure不确定,不确定的,不放心,没有把握hesitant犹豫不决,犹豫不决的,趦趄嗫嚅,迟疑不决wobbly摇摆不定的,摇摆不定,晃晃悠悠,摇摇欲坠timid怯懦,懦弱,怯懦的,胆怯reluctant勉强,勉强的,不愿意的,勉为其难acting采取行动,扮演者,担任,扮演的角色conjectural推测的,推测性的,猜测的,猜想的contingent特遣队,特遣队员,特遣队成员,特遣队的dependent依赖的,依赖性,依赖性的,依靠的iffy有问题,有问题的,不确定,不太好indefinite不确定的,无限期,无限,不定makeshift凑合,凑合着用,凑合的,凑成的provisional暂时的,暂时,暂时性的,暂时性speculative投机性,投机性的,推测性的,推测性temporary临时,临时的,临时性的,临时性test测试,试验,检验,实验trial审判,试验,审理,审判工作undecided未定,未决定,未决定的,未确定

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental: a tentative report on her findings.
    • : unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant: a tentative smile on his face.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounhesitation
Synonyms
averseness反对,反对意见,反对派,厌恶dawdling磨磨蹭蹭,磨磨蹭蹭的,颟顸无知,颟顸的delay延迟,拖延,拖延时间,延误delaying拖延,拖延时间,拖延的,耽误时间demurral扰乱秩序,扰民,扰乱治安,扰乱市场秩序doubt疑惑,疑问,疑虑,疑点dubiety疑惑,疑虑,疑难杂症equivocation多虑,多意,多义性,多疑faltering颤颤巍巍,颤颤巍巍的,颤巍巍的,颤巍巍fluctuation波动性,波动fumbling摸索,摸不着头脑,摸索着,跌跌撞撞hemming and hawing踌躇满志,踌躇不决,踌躇不前,摇头晃脑hesitancy犹豫不决,犹豫,犹豫不决的问题,犹豫不决的情况indecision犹豫不决,优柔寡断,踌躇不决,犹豫不决的问题indecisiveness优柔寡断,犹豫不决,举棋不定,踌躇不决indisposition病症,病况,病痛,病情irresoluteness坚定不移,坚定不移地,坚定不移的,坚定不移的态度irresolution抵抗力,抵抗,拒绝,拒绝接受misgiving顾虑重重,顾虑,误解,忧患意识mistrust不信任,不信任感,疑虑,猜疑oscillation震荡,振荡,发振,摆动pause暂停,停顿,暂停一下,顿了顿procrastination拖延症,拖延,拖延问题,拖延的问题qualm顾虑,疑问,顾忌,遗憾reluctance不情愿,勉强,不愿,勉为其难scruple顾虑重重,顾忌,忌讳,顾虑shilly-shally摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,摇摆不定地,摇摆不定的人skepticism怀疑论,怀疑主义,怀疑态度,怀疑精神stammering口吃,口吃的,口齿不清,结巴stumbling跌跌撞撞,跌跌撞撞的,步履蹒跚,跌跌不休的stuttering口吃,磕磕绊绊,结巴,磕磕绊绊的timidity胆怯,怯懦,胆小怕事,胆小timidness胆小,胆怯,怯懦,胆小怕事to-and-fro来来回回,来来去去,来来回回的,往返unwillingness不愿意,不情愿,不愿,不甘心vacillation摇摆不定,摇摆,犹豫不决,游移不定wavering摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,飘忽不定,犹豫不决

Examples

  • Musk also provided a tentative timeline for deliveries of Tesla’s Cybertruck, which will be built at a factory still under construction in Austin, Tex.

  • The first tentative calculation of tunneling time appeared in print in 1932.

  • Commercial-real estate company Squarefoot has been making tentative steps, like others, to return to its New York office space over the last few months.

  • Talks between the two companies are ongoing, but if a tentative technology-sharing and manufacturing deal announced last month falls apart, Nikola will revert to a “base plan” without GM’s help, CEO Mark Russell said in an interview late Thursday.

  • Two months later, the parties informed the court they had reached a tentative settlement.

  • In Libya, the crisis of American tentativeness has grown worse almost by the day.

  • But in Libya the crisis of American tentativeness has grown worse almost by the day.

  • Lute's eyes were quizzical as she asked with a tentativeness that was palpably assumed, "With—a—with Mr. Barton?"

  • He did it sketchily, with casual tentativeness, so that when it was found among the papers there would be no suspicions.

  • The fact that he remained standing imparted a tentativeness to the situation.

  • He nodded and swung away, moving with a peculiar tentativeness.

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