preparation
UK/.prepә'reiʃәn/US
NGSL 3k高考四级六级考研B1
释义
n.
The act or process of getting ready; the state of readiness
准备；预备（工作）
n.
A substance made up for a particular use, such as a medicine or cosmetic
（药品、化妆品等的）配制品，制剂
词根拆分
词根派生prepare 的名词：pre-（事先）+ parāre（备好）+ -ation（动作）。第二个义项「a preparation」（配好的药剂或膏霜）字面就是「备好待用之物」。
词根 par 还连着 36 个词常用搭配
- 1.in preparation for为……做准备
- 2.make preparations做准备工作
- 3.careful preparation精心准备
例句
- 1.
Months of preparation went into the launch event.
这场发布会筹备了好几个月。
- 2.
The medicine is sold as a liquid preparation.
这种药以液体制剂的形式出售。