# Free English Card 01 — tentative

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- **IPA / 音标:** /ˈtentətɪv/
- **Pronunciation tip:** TEN-tuh-tiv；重音在 TEN
- **Etymology / 词源:** 拉丁 tentare/temptare「尝试、试探」→ 中世拉丁 tentativus → tentative
- **POS:** adjective
- **Gloss (EN):** not final; provisional; subject to change
- **释义 (ZH):** 暂定的；未敲定的
- **Register:** formal / neutral
- **Scene type:** meeting / calendar
- **target chunks:** `a tentative timeline`; `mark … as tentative`

## Collocations / 固定搭配（别直译）

- USE: *a tentative timeline*; *mark … as tentative*; *tentative hold/conclusion*
- AVOID: 日历里用 *busy* 表示「暂定」；别混 *attentive*

## Home scene (frozen)

Wed Q3 roadmap sync with boss. He wants a launch date. Legal not signed off → you offer **a tentative timeline**, not a hard commit, and ask to **mark** the invite **as tentative** until Legal signs off.

## Cloze (same home scene)

Wed Q3 roadmap sync with boss. He wants a launch date. Legal not signed off → you can only give ______, not a hard commit. Mark the invite ______ until Legal signs off.

**Answers:** *a tentative timeline* · *as tentative*

## One-liner

/ˈtentətɪv/ · 拉丁 tentare/temptare「尝试、试探」 · 暂定的；未敲定的 · chunks: `a tentative timeline`; `mark … as tentative`

## Pitfalls

- 日历里用 *busy* 表示「暂定」；别混 *attentive*

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