Preliminary estimate
[经] 初步预算, 初步估算
🧩 词语组成解析
preliminary
[prɪ'lɪmɪnɛri]
adj. 初步的，初级的;预备的;开端的;序言的;
n. 准备工作;预赛;初步措施;（对学生等的）预考;
pre预先+limin门槛，限制+ary形容词后缀→入门以前→初步的
estimate
['ɛstə,met]
n. 估计，预测;报价，预算书;评价，判断;
vt. 估计，估算;评价，评论;估量，估价;
estim价值+ate动词后缀 → 使之成为有价值的东西的过程 → 估计，估量
🗣️ 情景例句
He says he'll get up at six tomorrow morning, but he'll never make it.
他说他明天早上要6点起床，但他是绝对做不到的。
Fire and water have no mercy.
水火无情。
The tent was full of water! They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside.
原来帐篷里到处都是水！他们全都跳出睡袋，跑到外面。