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introductory
in·tro·duc·to·ry I0208500 (ĭn′trə-dŭk′tə-rē)adj. Of, relating to, or constituting an introduction; initial or preparatory: introductory remarks by a speaker; an introductory psychology course. See Synonyms at preliminary. in′tro·duc′to·ri·ly adv.introductory (ˌɪntrəˈdʌktərɪ; -trɪ) adjserving as an introduction; preliminary; prefatory ˌintroˈductorily adv ˌintroˈductoriness nin•tro•duc•to•ry (ˌɪn trəˈdʌk tə ri) also in`tro•duc′tive, adj. serving or used to introduce. [1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin] in`tro•duc′to•ri•ly, adv. in`tro•duc′to•ri•ness, n. syn: See preliminary. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | introductory - serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some introductory remarks"opening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" | | 2. | introductory - serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"basicfirst - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training" | | 3. | introductory - serving as an introduction or prefaceprefatorial, prefatorypreceding - existing or coming before |
introductoryadjective1. preliminary, elementary, first, early, initial, inaugural, preparatory, initiatory, prefatory, precursory an introductory course in religion and theology preliminary last, closing, final, concluding, terminating2. starting, opening, initial, early out on the shelves at an introductory price of £2.99introductoryadjective1. Of, relating to, or occurring at the start of something:beginning, inceptive, incipient, initial, initiatory, leadoff.2. Before or in preparation for the main matter, action, or business:inductive, prefatory, preliminary, preparatory, prolegomenous.3. Serving to introduce a subject or person, for example:prefatory, preliminary, preparatory, prolegomenous.Translationsintroduce (intrəˈdjuːs) verb1. (often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other. He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown. 介紹 介绍2. (often with into) to bring in (something new). Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)? 引進 引进3. to propose or put forward. He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax. 提出 提出4. (with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc). Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven. 介紹 介绍ˌintroˈduction (-ˈdakʃən) noun1. the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced. the introduction of new methods. 引進 引进2. an act of introducing one person to another. The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands. 介紹,引見 介绍,引见 3. something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc. 引言,前言 序言,引言,导论 ˌintroˈductory (-ˈdaktəri) adjective giving an introduction. He made a few introductory remarks about the film before showing it. 介紹的,開場的 介绍的,引导的 MedicalSeeintroduceintroductory Related to introductory: introductory statementSynonyms for introductoryadj preliminarySynonyms- preliminary
- elementary
- first
- early
- initial
- inaugural
- preparatory
- initiatory
- prefatory
- precursory
Antonyms- last
- closing
- final
- concluding
- terminating
adj startingSynonyms- starting
- opening
- initial
- early
Synonyms for introductoryadj of, relating to, or occurring at the start of somethingSynonyms- beginning
- inceptive
- incipient
- initial
- initiatory
- leadoff
adj before or in preparation for the main matter, action, or businessSynonyms- inductive
- prefatory
- preliminary
- preparatory
- prolegomenous
adj serving to introduce a subject or person, for exampleSynonyms- prefatory
- preliminary
- preparatory
- prolegomenous
Synonyms for introductoryadj serving to open or beginRelated Wordsadj serving as a base or starting pointSynonymsRelated Wordsadj serving as an introduction or prefaceSynonymsRelated Words |