| 单词 | precondition |
| 释义 | precondition (once / 17854 pages) nv A precondition is a prerequisite. It’s the thing that has to happen before something else happens. For example, as a precondition to getting your allowance, you might have to give the dog a hairdo once a week. Precondition is often used in the negative – when world leaders meet to discuss something, they might ask for no preconditions. Clean slate. On the other hand, good grades are sometimes a precondition for joining the school basketball team. Applying for a new job can be frustrating when you realize that experience is a precondition, but you're not sure how to get the experience without getting a job. When it's a verb, precondition means to prepare something (or someone). WORD FAMILYprecondition: preconditioned, preconditioning, preconditions+/condition: conditional, conditioned, conditioner, conditioning, conditions, precondition, recondition/conditional: conditionality, conditionally, unconditional/conditioned: conditioneder, unconditioned/conditioner: conditioners/conditioning: conditionings/recondition: reconditioned, reconditioning, reconditions/unconditional: unconditionally USAGE EXAMPLESNetanyahu says all disputes must be settled through direct negotiations without any preconditions, and that any international pressure undermines the negotiating process. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) Syria's government said it was ready to resume dialogue with the opposition but without "external intervention or preconditions". BBC(Dec 09, 2016) But the taste for turr was so entrenched that allowing the hunt to continue became a precondition for Newfoundland to join Canada in 1949. New York Times(Dec 04, 2016) 1n a condition that is a prerequisite Hyper prerequisite, requirement something that is required in advance 2n an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else Syn|Hypo|Hyper condition, stipulation boundary condition (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations provision, provisoa stipulated condition assumption, premise, premiss a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn 3n an assumption that is taken for granted Syn|Hyper given, presumption assumption, supposal, supposition a hypothesis that is taken for granted 4v put into the required condition beforehand Hyper fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc |
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