preliminary
英 [prɪ'lɪmɪn(ə)rɪ]
美[prɪ'lɪmɪnɛri]
- n. 准备；预赛；初步措施
- adj. 初步的；开始的；预备的
词态变化
复数: preliminaries;
助记提示
limen开始,门槛,阈限。 preliminary预备的。 pre-在……之前,-ary的。 preliminary即在开始之前的.
中文词源
preliminary 初步的，初期的
pre-,在前，早于，-limin,界限，门槛，开端，词源同limit.引申词义初步的，初期的。
英文词源
- preliminary (adj.)
- 1660s, from French préliminaire and directly from Medieval Latin praeliminaris, from Latin prae- "before" (see pre-) + limen (genitive liminis) "threshold" (see limit (n.)). A word that arose in reference to negotiations to end the Thirty Years' War. Earliest attested form in English is preliminaries (n.), 1650s.
双语例句
- 1. The winner of each preliminary goes through to the final.
- 每场初赛的获胜者进入决赛。
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- 2. We have had several preliminary sittings in various poses.
- 我们进行了几次预拍摄，摆了各种不同的造型。
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- 3. Preliminary results show the Republican party with 11 percent of the vote.
- 初步结果显示共和党获得了11%的选票。
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- 4. A background check is normally a preliminary to a presidential appointment.
- 总统任命前通常要进行背景审查的准备工作。
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- 5. Our preliminary results suggest that people do subjectively find the speech clearer.
- 我们的初步结果显示，人们的确在主观上感觉演讲表达得更清晰明了了。
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