under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon;
"probationary employees" "a provisional government" "just a tentative schedule"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
We are now in a position to attempt a provisional synthesis.我们现在可以探讨一下暂时的综合。
The Palestinians would then get a provisional state with temporary borders.巴勒斯坦人将建立一个拥有暂时边界的临时国家。
Any physical theory is always provisional, in the sense that it is only a hypothesis: you can never prove it.任何物理理论都是暂时的,因为它只是一种假设:人们永远不可能也证明它。
用作名词(n.)
We shouldn't forget that the resolution is provisional.我们不要忘了这个决议的临时性。
Some of the bluest of China's blue-chip steel mills have struck deals with major iron-ore suppliers aion gold, accepting a provisional 33% cut to last year's price.中国的这些钢铁生产商说,与铁矿石供应商达成的协议仅是临时性的,一旦中方与供应商正式达成价格协议,临时价与合同价之间的差价将被补齐。