Preliminary calculation
[化] 初步计算
🧩 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
When you arrive, be sure to register with you consulate.
你到达时，记得去领事馆登记。
If there's anything else I can do, please call on me.
如果有任何事情我能效劳的话，请打电话给我。
You must have been mad to speak to the servant! She might have called for help.
你准是疯了，竟跟这个仆人说话。她可能会大喊救命的。