英汉词典

preface 基本解释

n.

序言，引语；开端，前奏；[宗]（弥撒的）序诵，序祷；

vi.&vt.

作为…的序言，作为…的开端；作序；给…作序；开始，导致

变形

复数：prefaces过去式：prefaced现在分词：prefacing第三人称单数：prefaces

双语释义

n.(名词)[C]序言,前言 an introduction to a book or speech[C]开端,前奏 an action that is intended to introduce sb else more importantv.(动词)vt. 作为…的序言,作为…的开端 act as a preface to

英英释义

preface[ 'prefis ]

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

同义词：forewordprolusion

v.furnish with a preface or introduction

"He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

同义词：precedepremiseintroduce

preface 相关例句

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

同近义词辨析

preface, introduction

这组词都有“前言，导言”的意思，其区别是：

preface指作者或编者为说明全书的目的、范围、编辑方法等在序言之前写的一段简短的序文。

introduction普通用词，指任何作品开头对读者或听众说明或介绍该作品，起引导作用的结论部分，和全书内容是一致的。

双语例句

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。

权威例句

Preface:  Bioinorganic Enzymology
Preface: Cerebral Cortex Has Come of Age
PREFACE - An Introduction to Solar Radiation
Preface - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 46(1):
Term Rewriting and All That: Preface
Preface to Plant Succession : An Analysis of the Development of Vegetation
Preface - Physicochemical and Environmental Plant Physiology (Third Edition)
Introduction to Lattices and Order: Preface to the second edition
Data Analysis in Community and Landscape Ecology: Preface to first edition
An Introduction to Support Vector Machines and Other Kernel-based Learning Methods: Preface