Preliminary investigation
[法] 预先调查, 初步调查, 侦查
🧩 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
investigation
[ɪn,vɛstɪ'ɡeʃən]
n. （正式的）调查，研究;侦查;科学研究;学术研究;
🗣️ 情景例句
She quit her job.
她辞职不干了。
The friar preached against stealing and had a goose in his sleeve.
嘴上真君子，行动烂小人。
this possibility becomes virtual certainty.
所以存在着产生生命星球的这种可能性是肯定无疑的。