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
I saved it for my wedding day.
我留着等我的结婚日才用。
I don't know where I've seen him before.
我不晓得在哪儿见过他。
or through hiring it, the total expense can be far less than the cost of hotels.
总费用算起来要比住旅馆开支少得多。