单词乎

preliminary

音标[pri'liminәri]

汉语翻译

n. 初步做法, 初步措施, 预试, 预选赛
a. 初步的, 开始的, 预备的
【医】 前驱的, 初步的
【经】 预备的, 初步的, 开端的

词型变化

副词:preliminarily 名词复数:preliminaries 

英语解释

名词 preliminary:

  1. a minor match preceding the main event
    同义词:prelim
  2. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
    同义词:overture, prelude

形容词 preliminary:

  1. designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding

例句

  1. A preliminary draft or plan, as of a project or proposal.
    草案初步的草案或计划,如工程或建议的草案
  2. There are a lot of preliminaries to be gone through before you can visit a foreign country.
    在出访外国之前要做好许多准备工作。
  3. May I make a few preliminary remarks before we start the interview?
    在我们开始面试之前,我先说几句话可以吗?
  4. Our team got beaten in the preliminary rounds of the competition.
    我们队在这次比赛的预赛中遭淘汰。

详细解释


pre.lim.i.nar.y

adj.(形容词)
Prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or business; introductory or prefatory.
开头的,初步的:先于主要事件、行动或业务的或为其作准备的;预备性的或前面的
n.(名词)
【复数】 pre.lim.i.nar.ies
Something that precedes, prepares for, or introduces the main matter, action, or business.
开端,初步:先于、准备或介绍主要事件、行动或业务的事
An academic test or examination that is preparatory to one that is longer, more complex, or more important.
初试:为更长、更复杂或更重要的考试而进行的预备性学术测试或考试
Sports A contest to determine the finalists in a competition.
【体育运动】 初赛:一项竞赛中决出决赛者的竞赛
Sports An event that precedes the main event of a particular program, especially in boxing or wrestling.
【体育运动】 预赛:先于特定程序中主要比赛项目的竞赛,尤指在拳击或摔跤中
Often preliminaries Printing The front matter of a book.
常作 preliminaries 【印刷术】 前言:书的开头内容

来源:
From New Latin praelomin3ris
源自 现代拉丁语 praelomin3ris
Latin prae- [pre-]
拉丁语 prae- [前缀,表.先于.]
Latin lomen lomin- [threshold]
拉丁语 lomen lomin- [入口,开端]

【引伸】
prelim.inar.ily

<参考词汇><同义词>preliminary,introductory,prefatory,preparatoryThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .going before and preparing the way for something else.:
这些形容词共有的中心意思是.在其它事物之前并为其铺路的.:
例句:
a preliminary investigation;
事先调查;

例句:
introductory remarks;
序言;

例句:
an author`s prefatory notes;
作者的序言注解;

例句:
preparatory steps.
预备步骤


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