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preliminary 和 primary 和 initial 和 first 的差別在哪裡?如果不好說明,請提供一些例句。
- 英語 (美國)
First just means first. One difference from the other three is it can be used for sequences. "Do your homework first" but NOT "Do your homework preliminary/primary/initial."
Primary also literally means first (from Latin) but it has the additional sense of "main." Thus, your "primary residence" doesn't mean your first house but the house you use the most. Confusingly, a "primary school" is the first school children go to, but I think this actual comes from the idea that what is taught there is the "core" or "main" knowledge of life.
Initial means first in the sense of "foremost" or "in front." Your "initial residence" would indeed be the first one you ever had. We call the first letters of our names our "initials" for the same reason.
Think of primary as often "first in RANK" and initial as "first in SEQUENCE," I suppose.
Preliminary comes from French meaning "before the threshold" and it is used to describe things that are tentative, things that could change. "Preliminary results" thus means results that are released first, but are subject to revision later. "Preliminary studies" means study done in advance of a deeper investigation. In that situation, "preliminary" is used because what is learned in the initial stage may be amended by what is learned later.
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- 英語 (美國)
First just means first. One difference from the other three is it can be used for sequences. "Do your homework first" but NOT "Do your homework preliminary/primary/initial."
Primary also literally means first (from Latin) but it has the additional sense of "main." Thus, your "primary residence" doesn't mean your first house but the house you use the most. Confusingly, a "primary school" is the first school children go to, but I think this actual comes from the idea that what is taught there is the "core" or "main" knowledge of life.
Initial means first in the sense of "foremost" or "in front." Your "initial residence" would indeed be the first one you ever had. We call the first letters of our names our "initials" for the same reason.
Think of primary as often "first in RANK" and initial as "first in SEQUENCE," I suppose.
Preliminary comes from French meaning "before the threshold" and it is used to describe things that are tentative, things that could change. "Preliminary results" thus means results that are released first, but are subject to revision later. "Preliminary studies" means study done in advance of a deeper investigation. In that situation, "preliminary" is used because what is learned in the initial stage may be amended by what is learned later.
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- 英語 (美國)
This is tough but I will try😄
..Preliminary: it is used mostly to preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory,it's something at the beginning that leads to the main part of something.
Primary: is when something is more important than other things like it's the main thing, the key thing, it's necessary e.g Although the issues you raise are important, they are not really our primary concern.
Initial it's something that exists at the beginning of something, maybe a plan or something else, it occurs first before anything. it very similar to the meaning of first.
First: coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st.
So basically all of these are just synonyms and they mean the same thing😂😂
Hope I at least helped you, the difference is just the way they are used in sentences.🙌
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