Preliminary definition
[计] 预先定义, 初步定义
🧩 词语组成解析
preliminary
[prɪ'lɪmɪnɛri]
adj. 初步的，初级的;预备的;开端的;序言的;
n. 准备工作;预赛;初步措施;（对学生等的）预考;
pre预先+limin门槛，限制+ary形容词后缀→入门以前→初步的
🗣️ 情景例句
Somebody else'll buy it by then.
别人也许买走了。
I'm going to buy two bottles.
我需买两瓶。
I must hurry. I want to get home in time to see the football match on television.
我得赶快，我想按时回家，去看球赛。