preface

英 [ˈprefəs]

美 [ˈprefəs]

n. (书的)前言，序言
v. 为…写序言; 以…为开端; 作…的开场白

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

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同义词辨析

introduction preface【导航词义：前言，序言】

introductionn. 引言，序言，开场白

〔辨析〕

指书、演讲等的开篇，概括介绍后面主体部分的内容。

〔例证〕

He explains in the introduction how he gathered the data.
他在引言里解释了他是如何收集到数据的。
The students showed great interest after the professor gave a brief introduction to the course.
教授简单介绍了这门课程之后，学生们表现出极大的兴趣。

prefacen. 序言，前言

〔辨析〕

尤指书籍开篇介绍其写作目的的说明性文字。

〔例证〕

write a preface to a book
为一本书作序
The preface gives an overview of the book's contents.
序言对全书内容作了一个概述。

牛津词典

noun

（书的）前言，序言
an introduction to a book, especially one that explains the author's aims

verb

为…写序言
to provide a book or other piece of writing with a preface
1. He prefaced the diaries with a short account of how they were discovered.
  他在前言中简要叙述了日记发现的经过。
以…为开端；作…的开场白
to say sth before you start making a speech, answering a question, etc.
1. I must preface my remarks with an apology.
  讲话前，我必须先表示歉意。

柯林斯词典

（书的）序言，前言，绪论
Aprefaceis an introduction at the beginning of a book, which explains what the book is about or why it was written.
VERB 以…为开端；以…作为开场白
If youprefacean action or speechwithsomething else, you do or say this other thing first.
1. I will preface what I am going to say with a few lines from Shakespeare...
  进入正题之前，我先引用莎士比亚的几句诗作为开场白。
2. The president prefaced his remarks by saying he has supported unemployment benefits all along.
  总统在发表讲话前说他一直以来都支持发放失业津贴。

英英释义

noun

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
Synonym:forewordprolusion

verb

furnish with a preface or introduction
1. She always precedes her lectures with a joke
2. He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
Synonym:precedepremiseintroduce

双语例句

In his preface the author set forth his reasons for writing the book.
作者在前言中阐明了他写这本书的原因。
The subject has been referred to cursorily in the preface.
这个问题在序言中已粗略地提到了。
The whole article includes three parts with eight chapters except the preface.
全文除引言外包括三篇共八章的内容。
The president prefaced his remarks by saying he has supported unemployment benefits all along.
总统在发表讲话前说他一直以来都支持发放失业津贴。
The preface explains how to use the dictionary.
前言说明如何使用这本词典。
Preface: Mankind creates building, constructed to remould mankind again!
引言：人类创造了建筑，建筑又重塑了人类！
In his preface, the author says that he took eight years to write the book.
在前言中，作者说他写这本书用了8年的时间。
There was a brief introduction of the book in the preface.
前言中有对书的简单介绍。
I have read the preface to the book.
我已读过这本书的前言了。
The preface analyzed why to do the study, expound research direction and significance of topic.
绪论在提出问题的基础上，阐明了本课题的研究方向和意义。