英 [ˈprefəs] 美 [ˈprefəs]
n. （书的）前言，（演讲的）开场白；开端，序幕；（基督教）序祷，序诵
v. 为（书）作序；以……为开端，以……作为开场白
复数prefaces
第三人称单数prefaces
现在分词prefacing
过去式prefaced
过去分词prefaced
preface /ˈprɛfɪs/ CET4 TEM4 [ prefacing prefaced prefaces ]
可数名词 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。
及物动词 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。
卷首语
(弥撒的)序诵；序祷
前言
序言
序言
序
前言(Preface)：不管你相不相信 反正我是信了。
体育学刊 关 键 词：民族传统体育；太极拳；序言；民国时期 [gap=921]Key words: traditional national sport；Taijiquan；preface；Republic of China period
Getting started | Preface | Types and Values | Expressions | Statements | Functions 序(Preface): 当前很多程序语言致力于帮你编写成千上万行的代码，所以这种类型的语言提供包、命名空间、复杂的类型系统、无数的结构、上千页...
... 赫卡忒后来也被作为月神来崇拜。古希腊人认为天界三位月神福碧(Phoebe）、塞勒涅（Selene）和阿耳忒弥斯(Artemis） 卷首语（Preface） 专栏（special column） ...
前言；引语
为…加序言；以…开始
The preface of the book includes an account of the author's life.
该书前言记述了作者生平。
Remember I asked you from the preface, John Ray's preface, to figure out who Dolly Schiller is, who dies in childbed.
还记得我曾让你们找出约翰·雷序言中的，死在产床上的多莉是谁。
I must preface my remarks with an apology.
讲话前，我必须先表示歉意。
Remember I asked you from the preface, John Ray's preface, to figure out who Dolly Schiller is, who dies in childbed.
还记得我曾让你们找出约翰·雷序言中的，死在产床上的多莉是谁。
1945年后的美国小说课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
You should read Jahan Ramazani's introduction, read his prose notes that preface his various selections.
你们需要读一下让写的导言，读一下他写的注释，从中可以看出他选编的多样化。
现代诗歌课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
There is also the question of what kind of reader we are that this preface brings up and sort of puts in front of us.
有一个问题，我们是什么样的读者呢,在这个序言面前。
1945年后的美国小说课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
The election they preface is unsanctioned by state organs and ignored by the Kremlin.
He wanted to know more, he says in his preface, and so do we never mind the rhythms.
The company claims that Preface is power-efficient enough to run for "hundreds of hours" without draining notebook battery power.