1660s, from French préliminaire and directly from Medieval Latin praeliminaris, from Latin prae- "before" (see pre-) + limen (genitive liminis) "threshold" (see limit (n.)). A word that arose in reference to negotiations to end the Thirty Years' War. Earliest attested form in English is preliminaries (n.), 1650s.
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1. The winner of each preliminary goes through to the final.
每场初赛的获胜者进入决赛。
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2. We have had several preliminary sittings in various poses.
我们进行了几次预拍摄，摆了各种不同的造型。
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3. Preliminary results show the Republican party with 11 percent of the vote.
初步结果显示共和党获得了11%的选票。
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4. A background check is normally a preliminary to a presidential appointment.
总统任命前通常要进行背景审查的准备工作。
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5. Our preliminary results suggest that people do subjectively find the speech clearer.
