"undergraduate student in preparation for medical school," 1934, from premedical. From 1941 as "a major in preparation for medical training." As an adjective from 1936.
双语例句
1. The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests.
在与客人喝餐前酒的时候，有人提到了这个话题。
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2. Children graduate to the kindergarten, then pre-school, and then school.
孩子们先上幼儿园，然后上学前班，再接着上小学。
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3. Most pre-prepared weight loss products are next to useless.
大多数预制减肥产品几乎都没有什么功效。
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4. These ceremonies were already part of pre-Christian ritual in Mexico.
这些仪式已经成为墨西哥基督教时期以前的宗教仪式的一部分。
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5. For a decade "X" was the pre-eminent punk band in Los Angeles.
