preliminaries
n. 预赛;初期微震;正文前书页(preliminary 的复数)
例句
I'll skip the usual preliminaries and come straight to the point.
闲话少说,我就直接进入正题。
《牛津词典》
You all know why I am here. So I won't waste time on preliminaries.
你们都知道我为什么在这里。所以我就不浪费时间讲客套话了。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
You all know why I am here, so I won't waste time on preliminaries.
你们都知道我为什么来这儿,因此我就不浪费时间作介绍了。