Preliminary invoice
[经] 临时发票
🧩 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
🗣️ 情景例句
I think it's about time we got going.
我想差不多是告辞的时候了。
If you're sure you're not in a hurry, I can use a little help.
如果你真的不忙的话，我可能要你帮个小忙。
'Young man,' she answered, 'if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!
“年轻人，”她回答说，“如果你多吃点，少说点，我们两个都会吃得好的！”