preliminary

pri'liminәri
四级六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

英文释义

n. a minor match preceding the main event
n. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
s. denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding

中文翻译

n. 初步做法, 初步措施, 预试, 预选赛
a. 初步的, 开始的, 预备的

2
Collins 星级
3,851
BNC 频率
4,404
使用频率

记忆技巧

preliminary由前缀pre-（表示“之前”）和词根limin（指“边界”或“限制”）以及后缀-ary（表示“与…相关的”）组成，整体意思为“与某事之前的状态相关的”，即“初步的”。

例句

1. The preliminary results of the study were promising.
这项研究的初步结果很有希望。
2. We need to have a preliminary meeting before the main event.
我们需要在主要活动之前举行一次初步会议。
3. She submitted a preliminary draft of her report for review.
她提交了报告的初步草稿以供审阅。

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