preliminary-主題

preliminary

[pri'liminəri]

adj.初步的, 預備的, 開始的 
n.初步行動,準備, 初步措施

例句與用法：

A preliminary draft or plan, as of a project or proposal.

草案初步的草案或計畫，如工程或建議的草案

There are a lot of preliminaries to be gone through before you can visit a foreign country.

在出訪外國之前要做好許多準備工作。

May I make a few preliminary remarks before we start the interview?

在我們開始面試之前，我先說幾句話可以嗎？

Our team got beaten in the preliminary rounds of the competition.

我們隊在這次比賽的預賽中遭淘汰。

詞形變化：

副詞: preliminarily | 名詞複數: preliminaries |

英文解釋:

名詞 preliminary:

a minor match preceding the main event

同義詞：prelim

something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

同義詞：overture, prelude

形容詞 preliminary:

designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding

以上來源於大辭典