单词 | introduction |
释义 | in·tro·duc·tion (ĭn′trə-dŭkshən) n. 1. The act or process of introducing or the state of being introduced. 2. A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another. 3. Something recently introduced; an innovation: "He loathed a fork; it is a modern introduction which has still scarcely reached common people" (D.H. Lawrence). 4. Something spoken, written, or otherwise presented in beginning or introducing something, especially: a. A preface, as to a book. b. Music A short preliminary passage in a larger movement or work. c. A basic introductory text or course of study. [Middle English introduccioun, from Old French introduction, from Latin intrōductiō, intrōductiōn-, from intrōductus, past participle of intrōdūcere, to bring in; see INTRODUCE.] |
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