| 单词 | preliminary |
| 释义 | preliminary adj., n., & adv. --adj introductory, preparatory. --n (pl. -ies) (usu. in pl.) 1. a preliminary action or arrangement (dispense with the preliminaries). 2. a preliminary trial or contest. --adv (foll. by to) preparatory to; in advance of (was completed preliminary to the main event). Derivatives preliminarily adv. Etymology: mod.L praeliminaris or F pr{eacute}liminaire (as PRE-, L limen liminis threshold) |
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