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单词 prologue
释义
prologue
noun
uk
/ˈprəʊ.lɒɡ/us
/ˈproʊ.lɑːɡ/
[C]
apartthat comes at thebeginningof aplay,story, orlongpoem, often givinginformationabouteventsthathappenedbefore thetimewhen theplay,story, orpoembegins
（戏剧的）开场白，开场诗，引子
Compare
epilogue
[S]literary
aseriesofeventsthathappenbefore themaineventand arerelatedto it:
（重大事件的）开端，序幕
informalAseriesofinternalstruggleswas the prologuetofull-scalecivilwar.一系列内部斗争是爆发全面内战的序幕。
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  • erratum
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Before, after and already
(Definition ofprologuefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

prologue| American Dictionary

prologue
noun[C]
us
/ˈproʊ·lɔɡ,-lɑɡ/
literature
apartat thebeginningofesp. aplay,story, orlongpoemthatintroducesit:
Theessayprovidesa prologue to thebook.
(Definition ofprologuefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprologue

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By such means, theprologueestablished the norms of the performative relationship between stage and audience.
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She also occasionally spoke prologues and epilogues, and often danced and sang in or between acts.
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Events in each of the prologues are written in a third person narrative.
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In addition to the speeches, there are fifty-six prologues (openings of speeches).
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Below is a list of all the prologues, with a brief description.
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A time trial specialist, he was considered one of the best time-trialists of the early 1990s, winning many prologues and individual time trials.
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Theprologuewould seem to be meant to present the opera as an exemplary demonstration of the power of music to arouse emotions.
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There are two prologues, two epilogues and a short final speech.
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The beginnings of the prologues have large zoomorphic and foliate initials.
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The gospel prologues do not precede each gospel, as in many other insular manuscripts, but are gathered together with other prefatory material.
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Which brings us, by way of a necessaryprologue, to the present task.
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The rubric explicit prologus at the head of p. 287 suggests that theprologueonce existed.
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Figure 4 uses the implementationprologueproperty to insert definitions of these functions into the generated code.
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Theprologueis always presented as an informal chat, and is not delivered as a scripted piece.
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In addition to aprologueand an epilogue, there were fifty scenes taking place in four different countries with over 180 performers.
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