putative
🇬🇧 UK/'pju:tәtiv/🇺🇸 US
GREA1
Definitions
adj.
Commonly assumed or accepted to be true, though not definitively proven; supposed
公认的,推定的,假定的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.putative father推定父亲
- 2.putative cause假定原因
- 3.putative leader所谓的领导者
- 4.[putative link]所谓的关联
Example Sentences
- 1.
The putative father was asked to undergo a DNA test to confirm paternity.
- 2.
Scientists challenged the putative link between the two diseases.
- 3.
The putative leader of the group has not yet made any public statement.