mid-15c., from Latin exploratorius "belonging to scouts," from explorator "scout," from explorare "investigate, examine" (see explore). Alternative explorative is from 1738; explorational is from 1889.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Exploratory surgery revealed her liver cancer.
探查性的外科手術(shù)查出她患了肝癌。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. exploratory drilling for oil
鉆井勘探石油
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. He cautioned that the Russia - American discussions were still in an exploratory stage.
他警告說(shuō)俄美會(huì)談尚處于探索階段.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. The Prime Minister's talks with the leaders of the Democratic Party were largely exploratory.
首相與民主黨領(lǐng)袖們的談話在很大程度上是試探性的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. Seldom are complete analyses made except in exploratory work.