early 15c., from Middle French putatif, from Late Latin putativus "supposed," from Latin putat-, past participle stem of putare "to judge, suppose, believe, suspect," originally "to clean, trim, prune" (see pave). At first especially in putative marriage, one which, though legally invalid, was contracted in good faith by at least one party. Related: Putatively.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. the putative father of this child
這孩子的推定的父親
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. There have been many attempts to track down the putative Loch Ness monster.
人們?yōu)樽粉櫦俣ù嬖诘哪崴购肿隽嗽S多努力。
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. According to Mike Brewer of the IFS, this putative new category has little validity.