| 释义 |
pre·test
I. \ˈprēˌtest\ noun
Etymology: pre- + test
: a preliminary test serving for exploration rather than evaluation: as
a. : a test given to a class to determine readiness for the material about to be taught
b. : a test given to make students aware of their own needs and prepare them for a final and decisive test
c. : a field trial of those techniques (as questionnaires, interviews, schedules) commonly used in testing the public in order to determine their efficiency as instruments of research
< a pretest of a public opinion poll >
d. : the advance testing of something intended for public sale or intended to influence public taste in order to determine its probable reception
< a pretest for a new line of merchandise >
II. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
: to subject to a pretest
intransitive verb
: to give a pretest |