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单词 preliminary
释义
Preliminary
nnoun.eventa minor match preceding the main event
Synset:prelim
Derivationally Related Form:preliminary
Hypernyms:athletic competition athletic contest athletics
Inherited Hypernyms:preliminaryathletic contestcontestsocial eventeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.eventsomething that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Synset:overture prelude
Examples:
  • training is a necessary preliminary to employment
  • drinks were the overture to dinner
Derivationally Related Form:preludepreliminary
Hypernyms:inception origin origination
Inherited Hypernyms:preliminaryoriginbeginninghappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
adj satadj.alldenoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
Examples:
  • a preliminary investigation
Antonyms:nonexploratory
Derivationally Related Form:preliminary
Inherited Hypernyms:preliminary
Similar to:explorative exploratory
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