preface
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A preface is an introduction at the beginning of a book that explains what the book is about or why it was written. 前言
...the preface to Kelman's novel. …凯尔曼小说的前言。
2. V-T If you preface an action or speech with something else, you do or say this other thing first. 说…作为开场白; 做…作为开始
I will preface what I am going to say with a few lines from Shakespeare. 我将引用莎士比亚的几行诗作为我讲话的开场白。
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preface /ˈprɛfɪs/ (prefacing,prefaced,prefaces)
剑桥词典
- an introduction at the beginning of a book explaining its purpose , thanking people who helped the author , etc.
序言，前言
In his preface, the author says that he took eight years to write the book . 在前言中，作者说他写这本书用了8年。
a preface to sth
an event that comes before something more important
…的序幕（或前奏）
We're hoping these talks could be a preface to peace . 我们希望这些会谈能拉开和平的序幕。 返回 preface