🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

事前评估

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shì qián píng gū

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pre-Mortem/priːˈmɔːrtəm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"团队进行了事前评估,以识别潜在问题。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A meeting or analysis conducted before a project or process is completed, aimed at identifying potential problems and solutions.

    "The team held a pre-mortem to discuss possible pitfalls before launching the new product."
  2. 2

    A proactive approach to risk management that involves anticipating failures and planning accordingly.

    "During the pre-mortem, they brainstormed various scenarios that could lead to project failure."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'pre-mortem' is derived from the Latin prefix 'pre-' meaning 'before' and 'mortem' meaning 'death'. It emerged in the late 20th century, primarily in business and healthcare contexts, to denote an analysis or evaluation conducted before a project or process concludes, aiming to identify potential failures or risks.

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