preliminary

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /pɹɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ɹi/    美 /pɹɪˈlɪmɪnɛɹi/|/pɹiˈlɪmɪnɛɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A preparation for a main matter; an introduction.
    — In the Chinese novels, often of a very literary character, devoted to masculine love, it seems that all the preliminaries and transports of normal love are to be found, while physical union may terminate the scene.
  2. Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists.
  3. A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing.
形容词 adj.
  1. In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory. not-comparable
    — These are just the preliminary results.

词形变化

præliminary alternative,archaic preliminaries plural præliminary alternative,archaic

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from New Latin praelīmināris, formed from prae- (“before”) + līmen (“threshold”) + -āris (adjectival suffix); compare Latin līmināris (“of or belonging to a threshold”). Compare French préliminaire.
词源 2
Borrowed from New Latin praelīmināris, formed from prae- (“before”) + līmen (“threshold”) + -āris (adjectival suffix); compare Latin līmināris (“of or belonging to a threshold”). Compare French préliminaire.
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