propaedeutic
英 [,prəʊpɪ'djuːtɪk]
美[,propɪ'djʊtɪk]
- adj. 预备的；入门的
- n. 预备教育
英英释义
- 1. a course that provides and introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally)
英文词源
- propaedeutic (n.)
- 1798, from Greek propaideuein "to teach beforehand," from pro- (see pro-) + paideuein "to teach," which is related to the root of pedagogue. From 1849 as an adjective.