Preliminary reading
[计] 预先读出
🧩 词语组成解析
preliminary
[prɪ'lɪmɪnɛri]
adj. 初步的，初级的;预备的;开端的;序言的;
n. 准备工作;预赛;初步措施;（对学生等的）预考;
pre预先+limin门槛，限制+ary形容词后缀→入门以前→初步的
🗣️ 情景例句
Oh, no sir. We already gave you a discount on each item.
哦，不行，先生。每一件东西我们都给你打过折扣了。
It's fine once you get used to it.
习惯就好！
What's the time?
几点了？