preface

preface

英 ['prefəs]
　　美 ['prɛfəs]

n. 前言；引語
　　vt. 為…加序言；以…開始
　　vi. 作序

中文詞源：

preface 前言，序言，作序

來自古法語preface,前奏，來自拉丁語praefitio,介紹，序言，來自praefari,在前面說的話，來自prae,在前面，fari,說話，來自PIE*bha,說話，詞源同fable,fame,fate.

例句：

1. He has written a fine preface to the play.
他為這個劇本寫瞭一篇精彩的序言.

2. Several pages of closely reasoned argument preface her account of the war.
她那部關於戰爭的著述之前有幾頁論證嚴謹的序言.

3. The preface to this book is on the preceding page.
前邊一頁是這本書的序言.

4. The preface of the book includes an account of the author's life.
該書前言記述瞭作者生平.

5. The subject has been referred to cursorily in the preface.
這個問題在序言中已粗略地提到瞭.