happening before a more important action or event 预备性的；初步的；开始的 After a few preliminary remarks he announced the winners. 说了几句开场白之后，他即宣布优胜者名单。 preliminary results/findings/enquiries 初步结果／发现／调查 the preliminary rounds of the contest 预赛 - preliminary to something
pilot studies preliminary to a full-scale study 全面研究前的试验性初步研究
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreliminary is used with these nouns:- approval
- conclusion
- conference
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.
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a preliminary is an action or event that is done in preparation for something 初步行动（或活动）；预备性措施 I'll skip the usual preliminaries and come straight to the point. 闲话少说，我就直接进入正题。 England was lucky to get through the preliminaries (= the preliminary stages in a sports competition). 英格兰队幸运地通过了预选赛。 - preliminary to (doing) something
Research will be needed as a preliminary to taking a decision. 做决定之前需要进行研究。
Extra ExamplesThe two presidents met today, as a preliminary to resuming the peace talks. 两位总统今天会面了，为重启和谈做准备。 After the usual preliminaries the meeting began. 惯常的开场套话之后，会议开始了。 She began speaking intensely, without preliminaries. 她一句客套话都没说就开始了热情的演讲。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- essential
- necessary
- usual
- …
- as a preliminary
- preliminary to
- without preliminaries
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.
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