单词 | preliminary |
释义 | preliminary[pri'liminəri]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 preliminary pre.lim.i.nar.y AHD: [pr¹-l¹m“…-nµr”¶] D.J. [pr!6l!m*7neri8]K.K. [pr!6l!m*7nWri]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 1. 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2. 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3. 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4. 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5. Often preliminaries Printing The front matter of a book.常作 preliminaries 【印刷术】 前言:书的开头内容语源:1. From New Latin prael&9{ºmin³ris} 源自 现代拉丁语 prael&9{ºmin³ris} 2. Latin prae- [pre-] 拉丁语 prae- [前缀,表“先于”] 3. Latin l&9{ºmen} l&9{º}min- [threshold] 拉丁语 l&9{ºmen} l&9{º}min- [入口,开端] 继承用法:prelim”inar“ily AHD: [-nâr“…-l¶] (副词)参考词汇:1. preliminary,introductory,prefatory,preparatory2. The 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”: preparatory steps. 预备步骤 |
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