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preface

释义

preface

noun countable

UK /ˈprefəs/

Word Forms

singular	preface
plural	prefaces

1
an introduction to a book or a speech
Synonyms and related words
Parts of books
acknowledgments
addendum
afterword
2
an event that happens before a more important event
Synonyms and related words
Events that happen before other events
preface
prelude
precursor

preface

noun countable

US /ˈprefəs/

Word Forms

singular	preface
plural	prefaces

1
an introduction to a book or a speech
Synonyms and related words
Parts of books
acknowledgments
addendum
afterword
2
an event that happens before a more important event
Synonyms and related words
Events that happen before other events
preface
prelude
precursor

preface

verb transitive formal

UK /ˈprefəs/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	preface
he/she/it	prefaces
present participle	prefacing
past tense	prefaced
past participle	prefaced

1
to say, do, or write something before you say, do, or write the most important part
He prefaced his speech with a quotation from Faulkner.
Synonyms and related words
To do something before someone else
beat someone to it
make the first move
beat

preface

verb transitive formal

US /ˈprefəs/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	preface
he/she/it	prefaces
present participle	prefacing
past tense	prefaced
past participle	prefaced

1
to say, do, or write something before you say, do, or write the most important part
He prefaced his speech with a quotation from Faulkner.
Synonyms and related words
To do something before someone else
beat someone to it
make the first move
beat

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