preparatory
preparatory 英 [prɪˈpærətri] 美 [prɪˈpærətɔri]
adj. 预备的；筹备的
preparatory meetings 预备会议
He made his will preparatory to his voyage. 他在出航前立下了遗嘱
- Use the adjective preparatory when you're getting ready for something. If you spend the day cleaning your house before a big party, the work you're doing is preparatory.
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- adj. 预备的；筹备的
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1. preparatory meetings
预备会议
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2. He made his will preparatory to his voyage.
他在出航前立下了遗嘱
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3. Security checks had been carried out preparatory to the President's visit.
为迎接总统来访，当局已预先进行了安全检查。
- preparatory (adj.) early 15c., from Late Latin praeparatorius, from Latin praeparatus (see preparation). Earlier in same sense was preparative (late 14c.). Applied from 1822 to junior schools in which pupils are "prepared" for a higher school.
pre·para·tory / prɪˈpærətri ; NAmE prɪˈpærətɔːri / adjective ( formal) done in order to prepare for sth 预备的；筹备的 ◆ preparatory meetings 预备会议 ◆ Security checks had been carried out preparatory to (= to prepare for)the President's visit. 为迎接总统来访，当局已预先进行了安全检查。 pre·para·tory / prɪˈpærətri ; NAmE prɪˈpærətɔːri /
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