pre·par·a·to·ry
adjective/prɪˈpærətri/
/prɪˈpærətɔːri/
(formal)- done in order to prepare for something
预备的；筹备的 - preparatory meetings
预备会议 - After a few preparatory drawings, she completed the portrait in one session.
试画了几幅之后，她一气呵成地完成了这幅肖像。 - preparatory to something Security checks had been carried out preparatory to (= to prepare for) the President's visit.
为迎接总统来访，当局已预先进行了安全检查。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreparatory is used with these nouns:- conference
- drawing
- meeting
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin praeparatorius, from praeparat- ‘made ready beforehand’, from the verb praeparare, from prae ‘before’ + parare ‘make ready’. - preparatory meetings