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prenup (n.)[prenup 词源字典]: by 1988 as a shortening of prenuptial agreement (see prenuptial).[prenup etymology, prenup origin, 英语词源]
prenuptial (adj.): 1826, from pre- + nuptial. Prenuptial agreement first recorded 1833.
preoccupancy (n.): also pre-occupancy, "prior occupation," 1734, from pre- + occupancy.
preoccupation (n.): 1550s, "state of occupying beforehand," from Latin praeoccupationem (nominative praeoccupatio) "a seizing beforehand, anticipation," noun of action from past participle stem of praeoccupare, from prae- "before" (see pre-) + occupare "seize" (see occupy). Meaning "mental absorption" is from 1854. Earlier its secondary sense was "bias, prejudice" (c. 1600).
preoccupied (adj.): "absorbed in thought," 1823, past participle adjective from preoccupy (v.). Earlier it meant "occupied in advance."
preoccupy (v.): 1560s, from pre- + occupy. Related: Preoccupied; preoccupying.
preordain (v.): 1530s, from pre- + ordain (q.v.). Related: Preordained; preordaining.
prep (n.): 1862, short for preparation. Prep school attested from 1895, short for preparatory school. First record of prep in the sense "student or graduate of a preparatory school" is from 1899 (also see preppie).
prep (v.): slang shortening of prepare, 1908. Related: Prepped; prepping.
preparation (n.): late 14c., "act of preparing," from Latin praeparationem (nominative praeparatio) "a making ready," noun of action from past participle stem of praeparare "prepare," from prae "before" (see pre-) + parare "make ready" (see pare). Meaning "a substance especially prepared" is from 1640s.
preparatory (adj.): early 15c., from Late Latin praeparatorius, from Latin praeparatus (see preparation). Earlier in same sense was preparative (late 14c.). Applied from 1822 to junior schools in which pupils are "prepared" for a higher school.
prepare (v.): mid-15c., a back formation from preparation and in part from Middle French preparer (14c.), from Latin praeparare "make ready beforehand" (see preparation). Related: Prepared; preparing. Be prepared as the Boy Scouts' motto is attested from 1911.
preparedness (n.): 1580s, from prepared + -ness.
prepay (v.): also pre-pay, 1839, originally of postage, from pre- + pay (v.). Related: Prepaid; prepayment.
prepend (v.): "ponder, consider," 1560s, from pre- + Latin pendere "to weigh" (see pendant). Related: Prepended; prepending.
prepense (adj.): "planned beforehand," c. 1700, short for prepensed (1520s), past participle adjective from obsolete prepense, originally purpense, from Old French pourpenser "to plan, meditate" (11c.), from pro- "before" (see pro-) + penser "to think" (see pensive).
preponderance (n.): 1680s, "greater weight," from Latin praeponderans, present participle of praeponderare "make heavier" (see preponderate). Sense of "greater importance" is from 1780; that of "greater number" is from 1845.
preponderant (adj.): mid-15c., from Latin praeponderantem (nominative praeponderans), present participle of praeponderare (see preponderate).
preponderate (v.): 1610s, "to weigh more than," from Latin praeponderatus, past participle of praeponderare "outweigh, make heavier," from prae "before" (see pre-) + ponderare "to weigh" (see pound (n.1)). Meaning "to exceed in force or power" is from 1799. Related: Preponderation.
preponderous (adj.): 1700, from preponderate + -ous. Related: Preponderously.