A preliminary draft or plan, as of a project or proposal.
草案初步的草案或计划，如工程或建议的草案
There are a lot of preliminaries to be gone through before you can visit a foreign country.
在出访外国之前要做好许多准备工作。
May I make a few preliminary remarks before we start the interview?
在我们开始面试之前，我先说几句话可以吗？
