1. 认识这个词(基础篇)
词:tentative
英英释义:not definite or certain, and may be changed later
例句:We made a tentative arrangement to meet on Friday.
2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)
“tentative”是形容词,意思是“暂时的”“试探性的”,常常可以用来替换 uncertain/experimental,是口语和外刊中的常见实用词汇。我们通过几个例子掌握它的用法。
某一个计划、安排、结论只是暂时性的、初步的,就可以用 tentative:
The plan/arrangement/conclusion is only tentative.
我们平时常说的“暂定”就可以用 tentative,比如“我们暂定星期五见面”就可以说成:
We made a tentative arrangement to meet on Friday.
现在许多城市开始尝试性地利用面部识别技术管理交通:
Many cities are taking tentative steps to use facial-recognition technology to identify traffic violators.
《经济学人》中也经常用到 tentative:
1)For all the technology’s potential, though, most attempts to use it remain tentative. (这里的 it 指的是“区块链技术”)
2)International observers and NGOs have offered tentative support, saying a delayed poll would be better than a badly flawed one.
3)Similarly, in America, a tentative proposal to split air-traffic-control services from the FAA into a separate entity, as in the rest of the developed world, was last year grounded in Congress.
3. 从认识到会用(作业)
1)翻译下面的句子: 政府正在采取试探性措施来解决国家的经济问题。
The government is taking tentative steps towards tacking the country’s economic problems.
(参考翻译:The government is taking tentative steps towards tackling the country's economic problems.)
2)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。
很多中国城市九月份开始试点网上办理赴日旅游签证。
Many Chinese cities begin tentative online travel visas to Japan in September.