preface

英 ['prefəs] 美 ['prefəs]

• n. 序文； 绪言； 前言
• v. 作序，写前言；以…开始

名词: prefacer 过去式: prefaced 过去分词: prefaced 现在分词: prefacing 第三人称单数: prefaces

preface的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

详尽释义

n. (名词)

1. 前言，引语，序言，绪言，引子，序文，序
2. 前奏
3. 【宗】序诵，序祷（常大写）
4. 开场白
5. 前沿
6. <口>开端，序幕

v. (动词)

1. 作序，写序文，给...作序，为...加序言，写前言
2. 开始，作为...的开端，以...为开端，以...开始
3. 导致
4. 作…的开场白
5. 作为…的序言，作为...的序文

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]序言,前言 an introduction to a book or speech
2. [C]开端,前奏 an action that is intended to introduce sb else more important

v. (动词)

1. vt. 作为…的序言,作为…的开端 act as a preface to

英英释义

Noun:

1. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

Verb:

1. furnish with a preface or introduction;

   "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"
   "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
   

preface的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. That dictionary has a preface, not a foreword.
   那部词典有一篇序文，不是前言。
2. The preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her.
   绪言中包含她对那些帮助过她的人的致谢声明。
3. Can you sort me out on how to write this preface?
   你能对怎样写这个前言给我提点建议吗？
4. The preface of this diary recounted her life.
   这本日记的前言叙述了她的生活。

用作动词 (v.)

1. Several pages of closely reasoned argument preface her account of the war.
   她那部关于战争的著述之前有几页论证严谨的序言。
2. I must preface my remarks with an apology.
   讲话前，我必须先表示歉意。

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

preface by〔with〕( v.+prep. )

以…为讲话的开端introduce in the stated way
preface sth by〔with〕 sth

She prefaced her remarks with a few words of welcome to the guest speaker.

她先说了几句话作为开端,以表示欢迎演讲者。

He prefaced his words by a smile.

他先微笑,尔后开始发言。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• contribute〔write〕 a preface 作序

形容词+～

• fine preface 精彩的序言

～+介词

• a preface to a book 一本书的序言

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• preface a book 作为一本书的序言
• preface the featured movie 作为正片的开端

～+介词

• preface by〔with〕 以…作为讲话的开端

经典引文

• The Interpretation of Dreams, he confessed in the preface to the second edition, was 'hard to read'.

  出自： P. Gay

• I will preface no longer, but proceed.

  出自： I. Walton

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近反义词

【近义词】

n.
• introduction
v.
• begin
• introduce
• precede