• adj. 預(yù)備的
• n. 預(yù)科；預(yù)備學(xué)校

來(lái)自prepare,預(yù)備，準(zhǔn)備。

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.

1. She lit the oven, preparatory to putting the pie into it.

她把烤箱加熱，準(zhǔn)備把餡餅放進(jìn)去。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Sloan cleared his throat preparatory to speaking.

斯隆清了清嗓子，準(zhǔn)備講話。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. This was where we were to have our preparatory language courses.

這就是我們要上語(yǔ)言預(yù)備課的地方.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

4. All the preparatory work has been completed.

各項(xiàng)準(zhǔn)備工作均已就緒.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. He made his will preparatory to his voyage.

他在出航前立下了遺囑

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》