Preliminary investigation
[法] 预先调查, 初步调查, 侦查
🧩 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
investigation
[ɪn,vɛstɪ'ɡeʃən]
n. （正式的）调查，研究;侦查;科学研究;学术研究;
🗣️ 情景例句
It's been great talking to you.
和你谈得真高兴。
Work harder.
再接再历。
Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.
对英国人来说，值得庆幸的是英国银行有一个残钞鉴别组，负责理那些把钱塞进机器或塞给狗的人提出的索赔要求。