单词 | prepackage |
释义 | prepackage in British English (ˈpriːˈpækɪdʒ) verb (transitive) a variant form of prepack prepackage in American English (priˈpækɪdʒ) US verb transitiveWord forms: preˈpackaged or preˈpackaging to package (foods or other merchandise) in standard weights or units before selling prepackage in American English (priˈpækɪdʒ) transitive verbWord forms: -aged, -aging 1. to package (foodstuffs or manufactured goods) before retail distribution or sale 2. to combine various elements into a single unit that is offered for sale, usually at an all-inclusive price The travel agency prepackages tours to the Middle East Word origin [1940–45; pre- + package]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blockbuster, debrief, set-aside, snorkel, whiteoutpre- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “before”(preclude; prevent); applied freely as a prefix, with the meanings “prior to,” “in advance of,” “early,”“beforehand,” “before,” “in front of,” and with other figurative meanings (preschool; prewar; prepay: preoral; prefrontal) |
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