1862, short for preparation. Prep school attested from 1895, short for preparatory school. First record of prep in the sense "student or graduate of a preparatory school" is from 1899 (also see preppie).
prep (v.)
slang shortening of prepare, 1908. Related: Prepped; prepping.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Anne struggled to help Peter and Zara with their prep.
安妮努力幫助彼得和扎拉完成他們的家庭作業(yè)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Tracking assigns some students to college prep and others to vocational programs.