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pre·lim·i·nar·y AHD[prĭ-lĭmʹə-nĕr'ē] D.J.[prɪˈlɪməˌneriː]K.K.[prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri]adj.（形容词）- Prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or business; introductory or prefatory.开头的，初步的：先于主要事件、行动或业务的或为其作准备的；预备性的或前面的
n.（名词）pl. pre.lim.i.nar.ies 【复数】- Something that precedes, prepares for, or introduces the main matter, action, or business.开端，初步：先于、准备或介绍主要事件、行动或业务的事
- An academic test or examination that is preparatory to one that is longer, more complex, or more important.初试：为更长、更复杂或更重要的考试而进行的预备性学术测试或考试
- Sports A contest to determine the finalists in a competition.【体育运动】 初赛：一项竞赛中决出决赛者的竞赛
- Sports An event that precedes the main event of a particular program, especially in boxing or wrestling.【体育运动】 预赛：先于特定程序中主要比赛项目的竞赛，尤指在拳击或摔跤中
- Often preliminaries Printing The front matter of a book. 常作 preliminaries 【印刷术】 前言：书的开头内容
- From New Latin praelīmināris 源自 新拉丁语 praelīmināris
- Latin prae- [pre-] 拉丁语 prae- [前缀，表“先于”]
- Latin līmen līmin- [threshold] 拉丁语 līmen līmin- [入口，开端]
prelim'inarʹily AHD[-nârʹə-lē] （副词）preliminary, introductory, prefatory, preparatory- The central meaning shared by these adjectives is "going before and preparing the way for something else": 这些形容词共有的中心意思是“在其它事物之前并为其铺路的”： a preliminary investigation;事先调查；introductory remarks;序言；an author's prefatory notes;作者的序言注解； preparatory steps. 预备步骤
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