preliminary
UK/pri'liminәri/US
IELTSTOEFLGRE四级六级考研B2
释义
adj.
Coming before and preparing for the main part of something; introductory.
初步的，预备的。
n.
An introductory or preparatory action, or an early qualifying round.
准备工作；预赛。
词根拆分
词根派生pre-（之前）+ limin（门槛）+ -ary（关于）= 「门槛之前的」。preliminary 的步骤是你站在门口之前、主活动真正开始之前所做的——初步结果、预赛轮次。
词根 limen 还连着 6 个词常用搭配
- 1.preliminary results初步结果
- 2.preliminary round预赛轮次
- 3.preliminary investigation初步调查
- 4.preliminary findings初步发现
例句
- 1.
Preliminary results suggest the treatment is working.
初步结果表明这种治疗有效。
- 2.
She won her preliminary and advanced to the final.
她赢了预赛，晋级决赛。
- 3.
After a few preliminaries, the meeting got down to business.
几句开场之后，会议进入正题。