单词	prologue
释义	prologuepro‧logue /ˈprəʊlɒɡ $ ˈproʊlɒːɡ, -lɑːɡ/ noun [countable usually singular] Word Origin WORD ORIGINprologue Origin: 1300-1400 Old French, Latin prologus ‘first part of a play’, from Greek, from pro- ‘before’ + legein ‘to speak’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES In his prologue to 'Faust', Goethe said some very interesting things about art. the prologue to Shakespeare's Henry V The brief prologue sets the scene for what is to follow. The past is the prologue to the future. The play begins with a brief prologue. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Euripidean drama commonly has an expository prologue whose function is to outline the forthcoming action of the play. Finally, in section 6 the association is made explicit, rounding out and completing the prologue to the poem. It is an eerie experience but only a prologue. The trials of the past are prologue to success. These quick distinctions are prologue to a crucial point. This casts doubt on the suggestion that Asclepiodatus was also responsible for the shorter prologue of Lex Salica. Thesaurus THESAURUS► introduction a written or spoken statement at the beginning of a book, speech, or meeting, giving a general idea of what it is about: · After a brief introduction by the chairman, the meeting began.· The author outlines his methods of research in the introduction. ► preface a short piece of writing at the beginning of a book that says what the book is about or the reason for writing it: · In the preface, he explains his motives for returning to the subject of Middle Eastern politics. ► foreword a short introduction to a book or report, usually written by someone who is not the author: · Greene wrote the foreword to Suzmann’s book. ► prologue an introduction to a piece of writing, especially a play or a long poem: · the prologue to Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’· The poem begins with a brief prologue. ► preamble a statement at the beginning of something, especially an official document, which explains what it is about: · the Preamble to the US Constitution Longman Language Activatorsomething that comes at the beginning of a book, speech etc► introduction also intro informal a short explanation, description, or discussion at the beginning of a book, piece of music etc: · After an introduction by the chairperson, we'll get on with the day's discussions.· None of us know anything about this subject, so we'd appreciate it if you give us a brief intro before you start.· The drummer gave a four-bar intro before the other musicians joined in.introduction to: · In the introduction to her fascinating book, O'Brien explains how she first became interested in music. ► preamble an introduction to a speech or piece of writing, especially one that is boring or too long: · There's a big difference between the document's lengthy preamble and the actual content. ► prologue an introduction to a piece of writing, for example a play or a long poem: · The brief prologue sets the scene for what is to follow.prologue to: · In his prologue to 'Faust', Goethe said some very interesting things about art. ► preface a part of a book that comes before the main part and explains what it is about: · This edition contains a new preface by the author.preface to: · Murray agreed to write the preface to Baker's book, as a favor to his old friend. speech or writing that introduces something► introduction · After a brief introduction by the Chairman, the meeting began.· Powell wrote in the introduction that all the armed forces must work together as a team. ► intro spoken the introduction to a speech: · I'll start off with a brief intro.· In his intro he said he didn't know much about language teaching ► lead-in a short statement that comes before the main part of a speech or piece of writing to tell you what it is about: · The lead-in to a news item should only take a few seconds.· The last sentence in a paragraph should form a lead-in to what is to be discussed in the next paragraph. ► introductory giving a short introduction to a subject before it is discussed or studied in more detail: · Wilson will give the introductory speech at the education conference.· an introductory course on American literature ► preface/foreword a short piece of writing at the beginning of a book, before the main part, that tells what the book is about or the reason for writing it: · In his preface, the author sums up what he has learned from two years of observing political life.· According to the foreword, the cookbook aims to celebrate the rich variety of Chinese food. ► prologue an introduction to a piece of writing, for example a play or a long poem: · The play begins with a brief prologue.prologue to: · the prologue to Shakespeare's Henry V WORD SETS► Literature acrostic, nounadapt, verballiteration, nounanagram, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantihero, nounapologia, nounappendix, nounassonance, nounauthorship, nounautobiography, nounballad, nounbard, nounbathos, nounbiography, nounblank verse, nounbowdlerize, verbburlesque, nouncaesura, nouncameo, nouncanon, nouncanto, nouncaricature, nounchapter, nouncharacterization, nouncitation, nounclimax, nounclimax, verbcoda, nouncollected, adjectiveconceit, nouncorpus, nouncouplet, nouncritique, noundactyl, noundeclamatory, adjectivedeconstruction, noundense, adjectivedevice, noundialogue, noundiarist, noundiction, noundigest, noundoggerel, noundraft, noundraft, verbdrama, noundub, nounelegy, nounending, nounepic, adjectiveepigram, nounepilogue, nounepistolary, adjectiveepitaph, nounessay, nounessayist, nouneulogy, nounexegesis, nounfable, nounfairy tale, nounfantasy, nounfiction, nounfictional, adjectivefirst edition, nounfirst person, nounflashback, nounflorid, adjectiveflowery, adjectivefolk, adjectiveforeword, nounformulaic, adjectivefree verse, nounghost story, nounGothic, adjectivegrandiloquent, adjectivehaiku, nounheroic, adjectiveheroic couplet, nounhexameter, nounhumorist, nounhyperbole, nouniamb, nouniambic pentameter, nounimage, nounimagery, nouninformal, adjectiveingénue, nouninstalment, nounirony, nounjournal, nounlay, nounlimerick, nounlit., literary, adjectiveliterature, nounlyric, adjectivelyric, nounlyrical, adjectivelyricism, nounman of letters, nounmanuscript, nounmetaphor, nounmetaphorical, adjectivemetre, nounmetrical, adjectivemonologue, nounnarrative, nounnarrator, nounnaturalism, nounnaturalistic, adjectivenom de plume, nounnovel, nounnovelist, nounnovella, nounnursery rhyme, nounode, nounonomatopoeia, nounpadding, nounpaean, nounparagraph, nounparaphrase, verbparaphrase, nounparenthetical, adjectivepassage, nounpathetic fallacy, nounpen name, nounpentameter, nounperiphrasis, nounperoration, nounpicaresque, adjectiveplaywright, nounplot, nounpoem, nounpoet, nounpoetess, nounpoetic, adjectivepoetic licence, nounpoet laureate, nounpoetry, nounpolemic, nounpolemical, adjectivepotboiler, nounprécis, nounpreface, nounprefatory, adjectiveprologue, nounprose, nounprosody, nounprotagonist, nounpseudonym, nounpulp, nounquatrain, nounquotation, nounquote, verbreading, nounrecite, verbrendition, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrhetoric, nounrhyme, nounrhyme, verbromance, nounsaga, nounsatire, nounsatirist, nounscience fiction, nounscribbler, nounscript, nounself-portrait, nounSF, Shakespearean, adjectiveshort story, nounsimile, nounsoliloquy, nounsonnet, nounstanza, nounstilted, adjectivestory, nounstream of consciousness, nounstylist, nounsubplot, nounsubtitle, nounsuperhero, nounsurrealism, nounsurrealistic, adjectivesynopsis, nountailpiece, nountale, nountalking book, nountearjerker, nountext, nountextual, adjectivetexture, nountheme, nounthriller, nountitle, nountragedian, nountragedy, nountragic, adjectivetragicomedy, nountrope, nounturgid, adjectiveunabridged, adjectiveverse, nounvignette, nounvolume, nounweepy, nounwell-turned, adjectivewhodunit, nounwriter, nounwriter's block, nounyarn, noun 1the introduction to a play, a long poem etc → epilogue2literary an act or event that leads to a more important eventprologue to a 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