prelude

prelude

英 ['preljuːd]
　　美 ['prɛljud]

n. 前奏；序幕；前奏曲
　　vt. 成為…的序幕；演奏…作為前奏曲
　　vi. 作為序曲；奏序曲

中文詞源：

prelude 前奏

pre-,在前，早於，-lud,玩，演奏，詞源同allude,interlude.

例句：

1. Most unions see privatisation as an inevitable prelude to job losses.
大多數工會認為私有化會不可避免地導致失業。

2. The prelude to the musical composition is very long.
這首樂曲的序曲很長.

3. The prelude was as iridescent as a prism in a morning room.
這個序曲就象清晨房間裡的一塊三棱鏡一樣燦爛輝煌.

4. The discussions were a prelude to the treaty.
這些討論是簽訂該條約的前奏.

5. The conference, which closed yesterday, was a prelude to a Communist Party Central Committee meeting.
昨天結束的會議拉開瞭共產黨中央委員會會議的序幕。