pre·pa·ra·to·ry /prɪˈpærəˌtori, ˌtɔr ||ˈprɛp(ə)rə-/
(a.)預備的,準備的,初步的預科(ad.)在先前
Pre·par·a·to·ry a. Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows; introductory; preparative; as, a preparatory school; a preparatory condition.
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preparatory
adj : preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps"
[syn: preparative, propaedeutic]