preparation

noun

I need to do some preparation before the exam.

意味（1）

(uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.

I went over my notes in preparation for the exam.

意味（2）

(uncountable) The state of being prepared; readiness.

意味（3）

A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.

The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs.

意味（4）

(anatomy) A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.

意味（5）

(music) Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.

意味（6）

(Judaism) The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.

意味（7）

Devotional exercises introducing an office.

意味（8）

(music) The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.