putative
a. 推定的, 被公认的 [法] 被公认的, 推定的, 假定的
发音
UK
/ˈpjuː.tə.tɪv/
其它
US
/ˈpju.tə.tɪv/
AU
/ˈpjʉː.tə.tɪv/
词形变化
more putative
比较级
most putative
最高级
别名
pupative
释义与例句
adj.
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1.
Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; generally assumed.
推定的
假定的
Just as Prince Sihanouk is fronting for the Khmer Rouge today . . . so also was he their putative leader from 1970 to 1975.
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2.
Accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.
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3.
Alleged, purported, ostensible, professed.
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4.
Prospective, potential, proposed.
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词源
First attested 1432, from Middle French putatif, from Latin putātīvus (“supposed, purported”), from putātus (“thought”), from putō (“to think, to consider, to reckon”).
来源:wiktionary