| 正面 | 13468.preparatory 英 [prɪ'pærət(ə)rɪ]美 [prɪ'pærətɔri]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 1、puls- "beat, strike" + -e.adj. 预备的n. 预科；预备学校 例句： 1. She lit the oven, preparatory to putting the pie into it.她把烤箱加热，准备把馅饼放进去。 preparatory 准备的来自prepare,预备，准备。 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." |