prefacingn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛfᵻsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈprɛfəsɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s prefaceing, 1600s– prefacing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preface v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < preface v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier prefation n.

The action of preface v. (in various senses).

ΚΠ

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes To Rdr. It is time to make an end of Prefacing.

1641 S. Marshall et al. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. (1653) §1. 1 A constitution of the Areopagi, that such as pleaded before them should pleade without prefacing and without Passion.

1696 W. Hope in tr. J. de Solleysel Parfait Mareschal Pref. sig. **2 Tedious and unnecessary Prefaceing.

1762 D. Mallet Poems on Several Occasions 31 A pox of all this prefacing!

1836 Times 12 Mar. 5/3 The latter part of Wednesday's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies was taken up in the prefacing and presentation of projects of law for an additional grant of 1,200,000 francs..as secret service money.

1869 P. Landreth Life iv. 161 Those who have a recollection of what prefacing was..will not soon propose its restoration.

1892 C. G. McCrie Public Worship Presbyterian Scotl. 198 (note) [He] identifies this calling on or exhorting of the congregation with prefacing.

1984 PMLA 99 905/2 With such prefacing..the writers signal the superficial didactic orthodoxy of their histories.

1998 D. Mao Solid Objects 25 Having finished all this prefacing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

prefacingadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɛfᵻsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈprɛfəsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preface v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < preface v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier prefatory adj., prefatorial adj., prefatial adj.

That prefaces or precedes; introductory.

ΚΠ

1877 Appletons' Jrnl. June 552/1 ‘Now what is it?’ he said, interrupting the prefacing talk about the weather.

1926 B. Webb My Apprenticeship iii. 144 I find, as the prefacing text to a new MS. book,..the following quotation.

1968 Times 10 Feb. 20/7 The interviews are tape-recordings of the actual words these boring people spoke, but Miss Fallaci..has subsequently added some prefacing comments of her own.

1999 L. Miller in Personality & Person Perception across Cultures xi. 224 The formulaic expressions and prefacing words that are used to buffer negative responses.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prefacing
释义	prefacingn. Brit. /ˈprɛfᵻsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɛfəsɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s prefaceing, 1600s– prefacing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preface v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < preface v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier prefation n. The action of preface v. (in various senses). ΚΠ 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes To Rdr. It is time to make an end of Prefacing. 1641 S. Marshall et al. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. (1653) §1. 1 A constitution of the Areopagi, that such as pleaded before them should pleade without prefacing and without Passion. 1696 W. Hope in tr. J. de Solleysel Parfait Mareschal Pref. sig. *2 Tedious and unnecessary Prefaceing. 1762 D. Mallet Poems on Several Occasions* 31 A pox of all this prefacing! 1836 Times 12 Mar. 5/3 The latter part of Wednesday's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies was taken up in the prefacing and presentation of projects of law for an additional grant of 1,200,000 francs..as secret service money. 1869 P. Landreth Life iv. 161 Those who have a recollection of what prefacing was..will not soon propose its restoration. 1892 C. G. McCrie Public Worship Presbyterian Scotl. 198 (note) [He] identifies this calling on or exhorting of the congregation with prefacing. 1984 PMLA 99 905/2 With such prefacing..the writers signal the superficial didactic orthodoxy of their histories. 1998 D. Mao Solid Objects 25 Having finished all this prefacing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). prefacingadj. Brit. /ˈprɛfᵻsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɛfəsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preface v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < preface v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier prefatory adj., prefatorial adj., prefatial adj. That prefaces or precedes; introductory. ΚΠ 1877 Appletons' Jrnl. June 552/1 ‘Now what is it?’ he said, interrupting the prefacing talk about the weather. 1926 B. Webb My Apprenticeship iii. 144 I find, as the prefacing text to a new MS. book,..the following quotation. 1968 Times 10 Feb. 20/7 The interviews are tape-recordings of the actual words these boring people spoke, but Miss Fallaci..has subsequently added some prefacing comments of her own. 1999 L. Miller in Personality & Person Perception across Cultures xi. 224 The formulaic expressions and prefacing words that are used to buffer negative responses. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625adj.1877
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