preliminary 音标拼音: [prɪl'ɪmən
, ɛri] [pril'ɪmən
, ɛri]
n . 初步行动,准备,初步措施,初试
a . 初步的,开始的,预备的
初步行动,准备,初步措施,初试初步的,开始的,预备的
preliminary 初步
preliminary adj 1 :
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important ;
designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding ; "
a preliminary investigation "
n 1 :
a minor match preceding the main event [
synonym : {
preliminary },
{
prelim }]
2 :
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows ; "
training is a necessary preliminary to employment ";
"
drinks were the overture to dinner " [
synonym : {
preliminary },
{
overture }, {
prelude }]
Preliminary \
Pre *
lim "
i *
na *
ry \,
a . [
Pref .
pre L .
liminaris belonging to a threshold ,
fr .
limen ,
liminis ,
threshold ,
entrance :
cf .
F .
pr ['
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liminaire .
Cf . {
Limit }.]
Introductory ;
previous ;
preceding the main discourse or business ;
prefatory ;
as ,
preliminary observations to a discourse or book ;
preliminary articles to a treaty ;
preliminary measures ;
preliminary examinations .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Introductory ;
preparatory ;
prefatory ;
proemial ;
previous ;
prior ;
precedent ;
antecedent .
[
1913 Webster ]
Preliminary \
Pre *
lim "
i *
na *
ry \,
n .;
pl . {
Preliminaries }.
That which precedes the main discourse ,
work ,
design ,
or business ;
something introductory or preparatory ;
as ,
the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel ;
to take one '
s preliminaries the year before entering college .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Introduction ;
preface ;
prelude .
[
1913 Webster ]
117 Moby Thesaurus words for "
preliminary ":
advance ,
advanced ,
antecedent ,
anterior ,
arrangement ,
avant -
garde ,
avant -
propos ,
basic training ,
beginning ,
breakthrough ,
briefing ,
chief ,
clearing the decks ,
coming out ,
curtain raiser ,
debut ,
embarkation ,
embarkment ,
equipment ,
exordial ,
exordium ,
exploratory ,
familiarization ,
first ,
first appearance ,
fixing ,
floating ,
flotation ,
foremost ,
forerunning ,
foreword ,
foundation ,
front matter ,
frontispiece ,
groundwork ,
headmost ,
inaugural ,
inaugural address ,
inauguration ,
induction ,
initial ,
initiation ,
initiatory ,
innovation ,
installation ,
installment ,
introduction ,
introductory ,
launching ,
leading ,
leap ,
maiden speech ,
makeready ,
making ready ,
manufacture ,
mobilization ,
opener ,
opening ,
original ,
overture ,
planning ,
postulate ,
preamble ,
prearrangement ,
precedence ,
precedent ,
preceding ,
precessional ,
precursory ,
preface ,
prefatory ,
prefix ,
prefixed ,
prefixture ,
preliminaries ,
preliminary act ,
preliminary step ,
prelude ,
preludial ,
prelusive ,
premise ,
premonitory ,
prep ,
preparation ,
preparatory ,
preparatory study ,
preparing ,
prepositive ,
prepping ,
prerequisite ,
presupposition ,
pretreatment ,
prevenient ,
prior ,
processing ,
prodromal ,
prodrome ,
prodromic ,
proem ,
proemial ,
prolegomena ,
prolegomenon ,
prolepsis ,
prologue ,
propaedeutic ,
protasis ,
provision ,
readying ,
spadework ,
training ,
treatment ,
trial ,
tryout ,
unveiling ,
verse ,
voluntary ,
warm -
up
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