pre-emptive

pre-emptive

[pri'emptiv]

adj. 優先購買的

中文詞源：

pre-emptive 先發制人的

來自pre-emption,先行購買，-ive,形容詞後綴。比喻用法。

例句：

1. The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests.
在與客人喝餐前酒的時候，有人提到瞭這個話題。

2. Children graduate to the kindergarten, then pre-school, and then school.
孩子們先上幼兒園，然後上學前班，再接著上小學。

3. Most pre-prepared weight loss products are next to useless.
大多數預制減肥產品幾乎都沒有什麼功效。

4. These ceremonies were already part of pre-Christian ritual in Mexico.
這些儀式已經成為墨西哥基督教時期以前的宗教儀式的一部分。

5. For a decade "X" was the pre-eminent punk band in Los Angeles.
10年來，“X”樂隊一直都是洛杉磯最傑出的朋克樂隊。