preparative

preparative
adjective
  1. preparatory
    准备的,预备的
noun
  1. a thing which acts as a preparation
    作准备的事物,预备性事物
    schools where parents send children as a preparative for worldly success.
    父母为孩子日后成功作准备而送入的学校。
派生
preparatively
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: via Old French or from medieval Latin praeparativus, from Latin praeparat- 'made ready beforehand', from the verb praeparare (see prepare)
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