1. ADJ You use provisional to describe something that has been arranged or appointed for the present, but may be changed in the future. 臨時(shí)的; 暫時(shí)的

...the possibility of setting up a provisional coalition government. …建立一個(gè)臨時(shí)的聯(lián)合政府的可能性。

These times are provisional and subject to confirmation. 這些期限是暫定的，還有待確認(rèn)。

2. provisionallyADV 臨時(shí)地; 暫時(shí)地[ADV with v]

The U.S. and Japan provisionally agreed to add new chartered flights to serve their major cities. 美國(guó)和日本臨時(shí)同意增加特許航班，為各大城市服務(wù)。