Preface
['prefəs] or ['prɛfəs]
解釋/意思:
(n.) Something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
(n.) The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.
(v. t.) To introduce by a preface; to give a preface to; as, to preface a book discourse.
(v. i.) To make a preface.
艾玛手打
同義詞及近義詞:
n. Introduction, preamble, proem, PRELUDE, prolegomena, exordium, PROLOGUE, preliminary.
艾莉森校對
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Introduction, proem, prelude, prologue, preamble, premiss
ANT:Peroration, sequel, appendix, epilogue, postscript
亚历山大校對
解釋/意思:
n. something usually of an explanatory kind spoken before: the introduction to a book &c.: the ascription of glory &c. in the liturgy of consecration of the eucharist: a title or epithet.—v.t. to introduce with a preface.—adj. Prefatō′rial serving as a preface or introduction.—adv. Pref′atorily.—adj. Pref′atory pertaining to a preface: serving as an introduction: introductory.
整理:韦尔登
例句/造句/用法:
- Presently, without preface or prelude, she said, almost in the tone of one making an accusation, Meess, in England you were a governess? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- All the preface, sir; the tale is yet to come. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- In selecting for the title A Preface to Politics, I have wished to stamp upon the whole book my own sense that it is a beginning and not a conclusion. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- With this preface, Sam related, as succinctly as he could, the last memorable conversation he had had with Mr. Pickwick. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- I think we shall never materially disagree about the writer again; but I will not delay you by a long preface. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- Therefore he said, without any preface: 'I suppose they were really gone, Pancks? 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- And after this preface, he tried with all his eloquence to effect a reconciliation between Rawdon and his wife. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- A depressing and difficult passage has prefaced every new page I have turned in life. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- It will always be 'mamma' prefacing a mandate--softly spoken, though, from you, thank God! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
錄入:玛格