preliminary
英 [pr?'l?m?n(?)r?]
美[pr?'l?m?n?ri]
- n. 準(zhǔn)備；預(yù)賽；初步措施
- adj. 初步的；開始的；預(yù)備的
英英釋意
- 1. a minor match preceding the main event
- 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"