什么是 preliminary?
- Prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or business; introductory or prefatory.
- Something that precedes, prepares for, or introduces the main matter, action, or business.
- An academic test or examination that is preparatory to one that is longer, more complex, or more important.
- Sports A contest to determine the finalists in a competition.
- Sports An event that precedes the main event of a particular program, especially in boxing or wrestling.
- Printing The front matter of a book. Often used in the plural.