单词 | preselect |
释义 | preselect in British English (ˌpriːsɪˈlɛkt) verb (transitive) to select beforehand preselect in American English (ˌprisəˈlɛkt) verb transitive to select in advance preselect in American English (ˌprisɪˈlekt) transitive verb to select in advance; choose beforehand Derived forms preselection noun Word origin [1860–65; pre- + select]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: big brother, blind spot, calibrate, mutualism, raiderpre- 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)Examples of 'preselect' in a sentence |
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