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’.
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preparatory adj.
⇨ first
preparatory
Words used to describe plans and preparations: strategic, tactical, workable...
Before a time or event: before, first, early...
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