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putative

🇬🇧 UK/'pju:tәtiv/🇺🇸 US
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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-derived
putthink, consider, reckon
+
atconnector
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=putative

Common 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.

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