preface 详细解释
preface
['prefis]
n. 序文, 绪言, 前言
v. 作序, 写前言, 以 ... 开始
n.[C]
1. 序言, 绪言; 引语[(+to)]
The book has a preface written by the author.
该书有作者写的序言。
2. 【宗】(常大写)(弥撒的)序诵, 序祷
3. 【口】开端, 序幕; 前奏[(+to)]
The accident was the preface to a great scientific discovery.
这一偶然事件成了一项重大科学发现的前奏。
vt.
1. 为……加序言(或开场白)[(+with)]
Each chapter is prefaced by a short introduction.
每章前面都有一个简短的介绍。
2. 作为……的开端(或序幕, 前奏)[O][(+with)]
He prefaced his remarks with a smile.
他用微笑来开始他的评论。
词形变化
名词: prefacer | 动词过去式: prefaced | 动词过去分词: prefaced | 动词现在分词: prefacing | 动词第三人称单数: prefaces |
词义辨析
同义:
n.序言; 绪言
同义参见:
英英释义
名词 preface:
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
动词 preface:
furnish with a preface or introduction
同义词：precede, premise, introduce
补充
prefacepreface英:[ˈprefis] 美:[ˈprɛfɪs]n.1.序言, 前言He has written a fine preface to the play.他为这个剧本写了一篇精彩的序言。2.开端, 前奏vt.1.作为…的序言, 作为…的开端A short documentary prefaced the feature movie.故事片开始前放映了一部短纪录片。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。例句
1. with a preface by James Smith and an introduction by the author附有詹姆斯•史密斯写的序和作者写的引言 2. For Monica, it was the immediate preface to her own death.对莫妮卡来说, 这是她即将死去的前奏。 3. Cheney made the comments as a preface to his concerns about cutting the defence budget too far.切尼发表了这些评论, 引出他对国防预算削减过多的担忧。 4. He prefaced his remarks by saying that he had learned not to speculate about the economy.他在发表讲话前说, 已经学会不对经济形势进行猜测。 5. She prefaced everything with, 'The trouble with doing that is … '.她讲到任何事之前都会说“那样做的问题是…”。 6. Each girl who spoke prefaced her remarks with 'sorry'.每个发言的女孩都先说“对不起”。 7. He prefaced his speech with an apology.他讲话之前先表示了歉意。 8. Each performance is prefaced by a short talk.每个表演前都有一段简短的谈话。 9. 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。 10. The speaker prefaced her remarks with a joke.发言人说了一个笑话作为讲话的开始。 11. A porch prefaces the entrance.进门处有个门廊。 12. the book is prefaced by a quotation from William Faulkner.该书以引用威廉•福克纳的话为序。 13. it is important to preface the debate with a general comment.用总括性的评论作辩论的开场白，这是很重要的。 14. The book's preface was written by the author.这本书的序是作者自己写的。 15. Each chapter in the book is prefaced by a suitable quotation. [=there is a suitable quotation at the beginning of each chapter]这本书每章前面都有一段恰当的引文。 16. She prefaces the book with a short account of what influenced her to write it.她在书的前言中简要说明了促使她写这本书的原因。 17. He prefaced his remarks with a short biographical sketch.他讲话之前简单地介绍了一下自己。热门单词推荐
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