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单词 preface
释义
preface
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpref.ɪs/us
/ˈpref.ɪs/
anintroductionat thebeginningof abookexplainingitspurpose,thankingpeoplewhohelpedtheauthor, etc.:
序言，前言
In his preface, theauthorsays that he took eightyearsto write thebook.在前言中，作者说他写这本书用了8年。
a preface tosomething
aneventthat comes before something moreimportant:
…的序幕（或前奏）
We'rehopingthesetalkscould be a preface topeace.我们希望这些会谈能拉开和平的序幕。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Books & parts of books
  • acknowledgmentsphrase
  • addendum
  • appendix
  • artwork
  • bibliographical
  • bibliography
  • binding
  • epilogue
  • errata
  • erratum
  • ex-libris
  • extract
  • fascicle
  • jacket
  • library
  • margin
  • monograph
  • prologue
  • recto
  • spine
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Beginnings and starts
preface
verb[T]
formal
uk
/ˈpref.ɪs/us
/ˈpref.ɪs/
If you prefaceyourwords oractionswith somethingelse, you say or do this other thing first:
为…写序言；作为…的开端（或序幕）
Eachworkis prefacedbyadescriptivenoteandconcludeswith an author'snote.每一作品都以说明性文字作开端，以作者自己的批注为结尾。
I should like to preface myresponsewiththefollowingobservation.我想以以下评论作为我回应的开头。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Preceding and introducing
  • announce
  • antedate
  • beat
  • build(someone/something)up
  • countdown
  • curtain-raiser
  • emcee
  • forerunner
  • introduce
  • introduction
  • introductory
  • lead
  • lead up tosomething
  • lead-in
  • predecessor
  • preliminary
  • prelude
  • reintroduce
  • review
  • runsomethingup
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(Definition ofprefacefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

preface| American Dictionary

preface
noun[C]
us
/ˈpref·əs/
literature
something that comes before andintroducesa moreimportantthing,esp. anintroductionat thebeginningof abookthatexplainsitsaims:
an author’s preface

preface

verb[T]us
/ˈpref·əs/
He didn’t preface thebadnewswith "I don’tknowhow totellyou this, but."
(Definition ofprefacefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpreface

preface
The prefaces to the albums explicitly spell out their intended administrative usefulness.
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A lengthy contextual statement introduces each section, with individual documents being prefaced by a brief, though insightful, narrative.
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Each section is prefaced by a brief introduction providing the theoretical background informing the choice of texts.
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Here, phrases built from precipitous eight-note f igures alternate with melodic dyads (displaced as ninths or sevenths) prefacing abrasive chords.
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The prefaces also construct the authority of the translation by commenting upon the work of translation.
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All these prefaces comment upon the work of translation itself, reassuring the reader that the translator knows his art and that his motives are sound.
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In this way, participants can maximally load a turn to include prefaces, mitigations, and accounts prior to the declination component, thereby heightening its projectability.
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Answers to why-type questions may be prefaced by because, which identifies what follows as an explanation fitted to the question.
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The dictionary has lists of rhyming slang and of backslang, both prefaced by a brief history and discussion.
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He has also assisted the reader by prefacing them with a lengthy and authoritative introduction.
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The letters for each year are prefaced by the same kind of material that introduces the first year.
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The prefaces also highlight continuities between the source text and translation.
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The individual months are prefaced with a small amount of poetic and astronomical material, as is the calendar as a whole.
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The prefaces reveal that the establishment of papal primacy came slowly.
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First, the and prefaces a turn that is not officially scripted.
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