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preparative

/pri-par-uh-tiv, -pair-/US // prɪˈpær ə tɪv, -ˈpɛər- //UK // (prɪˈpærətɪv) //

准备性的,预备性的,准备性,预备性

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : preparatory.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something that prepares.
    • : a preparation.

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Examples

  • This, if this were some preparative for chasing, was what Daun did of it, in the cavalry way; and this was all.

  • I have time for a few lines preparative to what is to happen in an hour or two; and I love to write to the moment.

  • If I were to elongate my phiz by way of preparative for a sigh, she would split her little sides with laughing at me.

  • This, no doubt, would be a better preparative for successful dealing with the young than is generally thought.

  • This preparative sweetness, with her goodness just before, confirmed my apprehensions.