Word · Frequency #3851
preliminaries
预赛；预选赛
preliminaries is the plural of preliminary.
a minor match preceding the main event
- 1.
A preparation for a main matter; an introduction.
为主要事项做准备；介绍。
- 2.
a minor match preceding the main event
主赛前的次要比赛
- 3.
Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists.
一系列决定决赛选手的体育赛事。
- 4.
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
作为前序事件或引入后续内容的事物
- 5.
A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing.
在主要比赛之前的相对较小的比赛,尤其是在拳击中。
为主要事项做准备；介绍。；主赛前的次要比赛；一系列决定决赛选手的体育赛事。；作为前序事件或引入后续内容的事物；在主要比赛之前的相对较小的比赛,尤其是在拳击中。
In use
The team won the preliminary easily and advanced to the semifinals.
She was eliminated in the preliminary because of a poor score.
All the preliminaries will be finished before the main event begins.
training is a necessary preliminary to employment
preliminary + noun
形容词用法，修饰名词表示‘初步的’
The team released preliminary results of the study.
该团队发布了研究的初步结果。
be preliminary to something
表示‘作为…的准备’
These discussions are preliminary to the main negotiations.
这些讨论是主要谈判的预备步骤。
Connections
Collocations
- preliminary round
- 预赛
- The team was eliminated in the preliminary round.该队在预赛中被淘汰。
- preliminary results
- 初步结果
- Preliminary results show a significant improvement in test scores.初步结果显示考试成绩有显著提高。
- preliminary hearing
- 预审
- The suspect appeared in court for a preliminary hearing.嫌疑人出庭参加预审。
- preliminary investigation
- 初步调查
- A preliminary investigation revealed no evidence of foul play.初步调查没有发现谋杀的证据。
- preliminary design
- 初步设计
- The architect presented the preliminary design for the new building.建筑师展示了新建筑的初步设计。
- preliminary meeting
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pre（前缀表示前）+liminary（联想limit，限制）→在主要限制之前的准备，即初步的。
Context & Register
该词作为形容词时通常用于正式或中性场合，如学术或商务的初步阶段（preliminary results）；作为名词时多指预赛或初步措施，常见于体育赛事或流程描述中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'stationary' and 'necessary' share a similar ending spelling but may not rhyme exactly with 'preliminary' due to different stressed vowels.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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