preliminary

予備の、初期の

本番の準備として行う、または最終的な情報が出る前の。

やさしい英語で： Done first to prepare for something more important, or happening before final information is available.

• These are preliminary results.
• We held a preliminary meeting before starting the project.
• The preliminary tests showed no serious problems.

類義語： initial, preparatory, introductory

反対語： final

よく使う表現： preliminary results, preliminary discussion, preliminary investigation

準備、前段階

主な活動や行事に備えて、先に行うこと。

やさしい英語で： Something done first to prepare for the main activity or event.

• Let us finish the preliminaries first.
• Checking the equipment is a necessary preliminary to the experiment.
• After a few brief preliminaries, the discussion began.

使い方： a preliminary to something (This interview is a preliminary to the final selection.)

類義語： preparation, preparatory step

よく使う表現： necessary preliminary, preliminary to something, skip the preliminaries

に先立って、の前に

何かが始まる前に、通常はその準備として。

やさしい英語で： Before something begins, usually as preparation for it.

• Preliminary to dinner, the host welcomed everyone.
• Preliminary to the discussions, each member introduced themselves.
• We exchanged documents preliminary to the negotiations.

使い方： preliminary to something (Preliminary to the meeting, we checked the figures.)

類義語： before, prior to

反対語： after

よく使う表現： preliminary to something, preliminary to discussions