| 单词 | preparatory |
| 释义 | preparatory —preparatorily, adv. /pri par"euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee, -pair"-, prep"euhr euh-/, adj. 1. serving or designed to prepare: preparatory arrangements. 2. preliminary; introductory: preparatory remarks. 3. of or pertaining to training that prepares for more advanced education. adv. 4. preparatory to, in advance of; before: The astronauts met with the press preparatory to lifting off. [1375-1425; late ME < ML praeparatorius. See PREPARE, -TORY1] |
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