preparation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/    美 /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of preparing or getting ready. uncountable
    — I went over my notes in preparation for the exam.
  2. The state of being prepared; readiness. uncountable
  3. That which is prepared.; A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared. countable,uncountable
    — The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs.
  4. That which is prepared.; A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen. countable,uncountable
  5. That which is prepared.; Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano. countable,uncountable
  6. The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day. Judaism,countable,uncountable
  7. Devotional exercises introducing an office. countable,uncountable
  8. The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance. countable,uncountable

词形变化

preparations plural præparation alternative

词汇关系

下位词
biopreparation counterpreparation cryopreparation cytopreparation forepreparation impreparation maxipreparation micropreparation minipreparation mispreparation nanopreparation nonpreparation overpreparation phytopreparation prepreparation underpreparation unpreparation
衍生词
out of preparation preparational preparationism preparationist preparation room repreparation
相关词
prepare

词源

From Middle English preparacion, from Middle French preparacion, from Latin praeparatio, praeparationem. Morphologically prepare + -ation.
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