a document, article, etc. that is available before it is officially published

The following is a preprint of an article for the magazine, due to be published in May. 接下来的是预定五月份出版的这本杂志中一篇文章的预印本。

He was attending a meeting of physicists when one pulled out the pre-print for a forthcoming paper by Jones. 他正在参加一个物理学家的会议，这时有人拿出了琼斯即将发表的论文的预印本。

to print a letter or information on a form, label, etc. so that someone does not have to write it or fill it out themselves

Enrolment forms are preprinted for most students before enrolment each autumn. 注册表是在每年秋天注册之前就为大部分学生预先打印好的。

The bank's "Switchers Kit" includes pre-printed letters to help customers change direct debts and standing orders. 银行的“切换包”里有预先打印好的信，用来帮助客户更改自动扣款和定期付款指令。

to make a printed copy of a document, article, etc. available before it is officially published

Pre-internet physics had a tradition of preprinting articles. 互联网时代之前，物理界有预印论文的传统。

to print something before a particular event or time

They produce a minimal number of shirts and wait to see the result of the game, but they would not say how many shirts are preprinted. 他们生产最少数量的汗衫，等着看比赛的结果，但是他们不会说有多少件汗衫提前印好了。