单词 | pre- |
释义 | pre- From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpre-pre- /priː/ prefix1 BEFOREbefore someone or something → ante- (=before a war) pre-war 2 in preparation a prearranged signal Preset the video.Examples from the Corpuspre-• a prenatal test• a prewar movie• prerecorded music• As usual, the government seems to have forgotten most of its pre-election promises.• pre-holiday shopping• You have to pre-register by January 24.• Life in pre-war Britain was simpler and less fast-paced.From Longman Business Dictionarypre-pre- /priː/ prefix coming before somethingPre-tax profits (=profits before tax has been taken off) were up 7.5%.the difference between the pre- and post-crash resultsOrigin pre- Old French Latin prae-, from prae “in front of, before” |
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