adj 初步(開始)的 (leading to or preparing for the main event, action, or business)[A(to)]: after a few~remarks 在幾句開頭的話以后;~inquiries/experiments/negotiations 初步的詢問/實驗/談判;a~contest/heat/round 初(預)賽;a~exam 初試;a~search/report/interview 初步的搜尋/報道/面試;~sketches for a building 建筑的初步草圖;pack one's bags~to leaving for the station 在動身去車站之前收拾行李;〖同〗preparatory, introductory; 〖反〗 final, concluding;
n初步的行動(措施等),準備工作 (preliminary action, measure, etc) [C, 通常pl]: the necessary~ies to a peace conference 和平會議的必要準備工作;A physical examination is a~to joining the army. 參軍前要進行體檢。Secondary education is a necessary~for university education. 中等教育是大學教育的必要準備。