preparatory

IPA/prɪˈpærətri/
KK[prɪpˈɛrətˌɔri]IPA/prɪˈpærətɔːri/

preparatory — 形容詞

  • preparatorypositive
  • more preparatorycomparative
  • most preparatorysuperlative

1. describing work, study, or other actions whose purpose is to make a person or si

1.形容詞C1
釋義

預備的

為後續更重要的事情先做準備的

describing work, study, or other actions whose purpose is to make a person or situation ready for a later, more important event or stage.

例句

Maya spent six months on preparatory research before writing the first chapter of her thesis.

Maya 花了六個月做預備研究，才開始寫論文的第一章。

preparatory + noun (research) for an upcoming task

The architect held a preparatory meeting with the council two weeks before construction began.

建築師在動工兩週前，先和議會開了一場準備性的會議。

preparatory + meeting/talks/discussions

常見搭配
  • preparatory work
  • preparatory stage
  • preparatory school
  • preparatory course
  • preparatory meeting
  • preparatory to leaving / signing / moving
同義詞
  • preliminary

    very close in meaning; 'preliminary' is more common in everyday writing, while 'preparatory' stresses the readying purpose.

  • introductory

    focuses on coming first and easing someone in; less about getting fully ready.

  • preparative

    rare and bookish synonym; almost always replaced by 'preparatory' in modern English.

反義詞
  • concluding

    describes the final stage rather than the readying stage.

  • follow-up

    happens after the main event, not before it.

文法句型

preparatory + noun

preparatory to + noun/-ing

用法筆記

Almost always attributive (in front of a noun) — you say 'a preparatory meeting' but rarely 'the meeting was preparatory'. The phrase 'preparatory to' is formal and means 'before' or 'in preparation for', usually followed by a noun or -ing form.

常見錯誤

The meeting was preparatory.
It was a preparatory meeting.
'preparatory' normally sits in front of a noun; predicative use sounds odd.
Preparatory to leave the office, she packed her laptop.
Preparatory to leaving the office, she packed her laptop.
'preparatory to' takes a noun or -ing form, not a bare infinitive.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • preparatory work
  • preparatory stage
  • preparatory school
  • preparatory course
  • preparatory meeting
  • preparatory steps
  • preparatory phase

副詞搭配

  • purely preparatory
  • largely preparatory
  • merely preparatory

常用片語

  • preparatory to leaving
  • preparatory to signing
  • in a preparatory capacity

介系詞搭配

  • preparatory to (+ noun / -ing)