putative

/ˈpju.tə.tɪv/

Meanings

adjective

假定的，公认的.

Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.

Examples :

"The putative reason for her absence was illness, but no one actually saw her sick. "

她缺席的假定原因是生病，但实际上没有人看到她生病。

Related Words

accepted verb

/æk.ˈsɛp.tɪd/

接受，采纳

"My parents accepted my request to attend the school dance. "

我父母同意了我参加学校舞会的请求。

reason noun

/ˈɹiːzən/

原因，理由。

"The reason for my late arrival was a flat tire. "

我迟到的原因是车胎没气了。

illness noun

/ˈɪl.nəs/

疾病，病情

"Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness."

她的祖母在 দীর্ঘ期的 بیماری之后去世了。

rather verb

/ˈɹɑːðə/ /ˌɹɑːˈðɜː(ɹ)/ /ˈɹæðɚ/

宁愿，宁可。

"I rather enjoy helping my brother with his homework. "

我宁愿帮我弟弟做功课，很喜欢这样做。

deemed verb

/diːmd/

认为，判定

"The teacher deemed Sarah's essay to be excellent and gave her an A. "

老师认为莎拉的文章非常出色，给了她一个A。

believed verb

/bɪˈliːvd/ /biˈliːvd/

相信，认为

"I believe there are faeries."

我相信有仙女存在。

absence noun

/ˈæb.s(ə)n̩s/ /æbˈsɒns/

缺席，不在。

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

离别情更浓。

commonly adverb

/ˈkɒmənli/ /ˈkɑmənli/

通常，一般，普遍地

"People commonly eat breakfast before going to school. "

人们通常在上学前吃早餐。

supposition noun

/ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/

推测， предположение.

"My supposition is that John missed the meeting because of the traffic jam. "

我的推测是，约翰因为堵车错过了会议。

result noun

/ɹɪˈzʌlt/

结果，后果，成果.

"the result of a course of action; the result of a mathematical operation"

一项行动的结果; 一项数学运算的成果

proof noun

/pɹʉːf/ /pɹuːf/ /pɹuf/

证据, 证明.

"The teacher asked for proof that the student completed the assignment. "

老师要求学生提供完成作业的证据，以此来验证他们是否真的做了。

actually adverb

/-ɪ/ /ˈæk.(t)ʃu.ə.li/

实际上，事实上。

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."

实际上，那件事和我一点关系都没有。