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pre·lim·i·nar·y adjective /prɪˈlɪmɪnəri/ /prɪˈlɪmɪneri/ - happening before a more important action or event预备性的；初步的；开始的 synonym initial
- After a few preliminary remarks he announced the winners.说了几句开场白之后，他即宣布优胜者名单。
- preliminary results/findings/enquiries初步结果／发现／调查
- the preliminary rounds of the contest预赛
- preliminary to something pilot studies preliminary to a full-scale study全面研究前的试验性初步研究
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreliminary is used with these nouns: - approval
- conclusion
- conference
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.
pre·lim·i·nar·y noun /prɪˈlɪmɪnəri/ /prɪˈlɪmɪneri/ (plural preliminaries) - a preliminary is an action or event that is done in preparation for something初步行动（或活动）；预备性措施
- I'll skip the usual preliminaries and come straight to the point.闲话少说，我就直接进入正题。
- England was lucky to get through the preliminaries (= the preliminary stages in a sports competition).英格兰队幸运地通过了预选赛。
- preliminary to (doing) something Research will be needed as a preliminary to taking a decision.做决定之前需要进行研究。
Extra Examples- The two presidents met today, as a preliminary to resuming the peace talks.两位总统今天会面了，为重启和谈做准备。
- After the usual preliminaries the meeting began.惯常的开场套话之后，会议开始了。
- She began speaking intensely, without preliminaries.她一句客套话都没说就开始了热情的演讲。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivepreposition- as a preliminary
- preliminary to
phrases Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.
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