• adj. 預備的
• n. 預科；預備學校

來自prepare,預備，準備。

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，準備把餡餅放進去。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Sloan cleared his throat preparatory to speaking.

斯隆清了清嗓子，準備講話。

來自柯林斯例句

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

這就是我們要上語言預備課的地方.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. All the preparatory work has been completed.

各項準備工作均已就緒.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. He made his will preparatory to his voyage.

他在出航前立下了遺囑

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》