preliminary
preliminary
adjective
preliminary to
preliminarily
adverb
语源
adjective
- denoting an action or event preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important
初步的；起始的；预备的
preliminary talks.
初始的会谈。
the discussions were seen as preliminary to the policy paper.
这些讨论被当作形成政策性文件的预备阶段。
- an action or event preceding or preparing for something fuller or more important
初步做法；起始行为
the bombardment was resumed as a preliminary to an infantry attack.
重新开始的轰炸是步兵进攻的序曲。
■(preliminaries)business or talk, especially of a formulaic or polite nature, taking place before an action or event
（尤指程序性或礼节性的）预备性事务（或对话）
she began speaking, without preliminaries.
她开始说了，没有任何客套话。
■a preliminary round in a sporting competition
预赛
■(preliminaries). fuller form of prelims (See prelim (sense 2)
prelims 的全称 （见 prelim 义项2）
preliminary to
- preparatory to; in advance of
为…作准备；先于
preliminarily
adverb
语源
- mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae 'before' + limen, limin- 'threshold'
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