Prelims
abbr. preliminaries 预备的, 初步的; preliminary pages 绪言页（正文前的材料, 如序言, 目录, 用法, 说明）
🗣️ 情景例句
Sure, but never before have we had payment in RMB.
当然可以，不过我们从来没有用过人民币付款。
I'll let you keep the book for the time being, but I'll want it back next week.
这本书我暂时借给你，吵过下星期我就要跟你要回来。
He found my lecture interesting.
他觉得我讲课有趣。