preface
美音:[´prefəs
]
英音:[´prefəs
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n.序文,绪言,前言 vi.作序,写前言 vt.为...写序言,开始
难易程度:
preface为六级词汇
词形变化:
名词:prefacer 动词过去式:prefaced 过去分词:prefaced 现在分词:prefacing 第三人称单数:prefaces
词根
fac＝face（面部，正面），forehead（前额） 变化型 front
近义词, 同义词
precede come before come first head lead take the lead lead the way be in the vanguard introduce usher in set the fashion influence take precedence have precedence have the jump on* get before place before prefix premise prelude prefacedawn avant-courier avant-garde prelude preamble preface prologue foreword proem prolepsis prolegomena prefix introduction heading frontispiece groundwork preparation overture exordium premises prefigurement omen
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preface
/'prefɪs; `prɛfɪs/
n
1 introductory statement atthe beginning of a book, esp one that explains the author'saims 序言; 前言. Cf 参看 foreword, introduction 2.
2 preliminary part of a speech 开场白; 引语.
v [Tn.pr]
1 ~ sth with sth provide sth with a preface(1) 给某书作序
*He prefaced the diaries with a short account of how they were discovered. 他给这本日记写了序言, 简述日记发现的经过.
2 ~ sth with sth/by doing sth begin or introduce (a speech, etc) 开始（讲话等）; 作（讲话等的）开场白
*She prefaced her talk with an apology/by apologizing for being late. 她先为迟到表示歉意, 然後开始讲话.
n
1 introductory statement atthe beginning of a book, esp one that explains the author'saims 序言; 前言. Cf 参看 foreword, introduction 2.
2 preliminary part of a speech 开场白; 引语.
v [Tn.pr]
1 ~ sth with sth provide sth with a preface(1) 给某书作序
*He prefaced the diaries with a short account of how they were discovered. 他给这本日记写了序言, 简述日记发现的经过.
2 ~ sth with sth/by doing sth begin or introduce (a speech, etc) 开始（讲话等）; 作（讲话等的）开场白
*She prefaced her talk with an apology/by apologizing for being late. 她先为迟到表示歉意, 然後开始讲话.
preface
A preface ( ; adjectival form: "prefatory") is an introduction to a book or other literary work written by the work's author. An introductory essay written by a different person is a foreword and precedes an author's preface.
1. The book has a preface written by the author.
该书有作者写的序言。
2. The sales manager, who was quick-witted, replied: "My company cannot afford a two-volume edition, sir, but we could offer you a copy with a preface!"
头脑灵活的销售经理答道："先生，两卷本公司买不起，不过我们可给你弄一本带‘前言’的！"
3. Cloning is a radical challenge to the most fundamental laws of biology, so it's reasonable to be concerned that it might be a preface to activities that will threaten human society and dignity.
克隆向生物学最基本的规律发起了一次革命性的挑战，因此有理由担心这或许是威胁人类社会和人类尊严的活动的序曲。
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该书有作者写的序言。
2. The sales manager, who was quick-witted, replied: "My company cannot afford a two-volume edition, sir, but we could offer you a copy with a preface!"
头脑灵活的销售经理答道："先生，两卷本公司买不起，不过我们可给你弄一本带‘前言’的！"
3. Cloning is a radical challenge to the most fundamental laws of biology, so it's reasonable to be concerned that it might be a preface to activities that will threaten human society and dignity.
克隆向生物学最基本的规律发起了一次革命性的挑战，因此有理由担心这或许是威胁人类社会和人类尊严的活动的序曲。
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