Definition of preamble in English:

preamble

noun priːˈamb(ə)lˈpriːamb(ə)lˈpriˌæmbəl

1A preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction.
he could tell that what she said was by way of a preamble
mass noun I gave him the bad news without preamble
Example sentencesExamples
- The compilations always, without question, included his preamble to the track and his following comments.
- Skinny, vampy and a little scary in a mirrored slip that resembles chain mail, she obviously favours action over dialogue; there are no dedications or scene-setting preambles.
- The mild tremors that shook Chennai residents from their Sunday morning slumber was just a preamble to the tragedy that lay in store.
- Firstly, the verbal preambles to nearly all of his songs seemed very long and involved - a shortcoming of many singer/song-writers.
- He responds with a careful preamble about the refined admissions process Oxford has put in place.
- They shouldn't be for decoration either - these values - they're not just a preamble to the policy statements.
- After a pleasant preamble by a stream, a strenuous uphill section over rough lava flows brings you to the South Crater.
- I went last night as well - it was supposed to be a preamble to going clubbing, but I was exhausted from having been up all night writing reviews for the BBC.
- It promises to be an attractive spectacle at Lansdowne Road, and the preamble shouldn't be too bad either.
- You tell the story of the play because in the preamble there's a wonderful description of the night the play was put on, the politics around that.
- Not one for polite preambles, she got right to the point-our aunt Sophie had developed critical heart and lung problems.
- I am sure the member was going to raise a point of order about the preamble.
- And yet we have no knowledge of how war this time around might look; only that the soft preamble is somehow more menacing than sabre-rattling.
- Such a preamble to your kind of news is a strong statement that you are not up for any ‘discussion.’
- He went into a long preamble before he actually told them, but that's the case.
- Without preamble, the soldiers drew up and shot them.
- OK, I'll come out with it straight away, no preamble, no pithy introduction, no amusing anecdote of how the waiter looked like Woody Allen.
- The best bits were the preamble and the question and answer session after the main performance.
- This is unexpected because the reader is lured into devastating news by a long preamble that seems absorbed with French manners, salon gossip and where to find a good chef.
- Without preamble, she offered both of us some.
Synonyms
introduction, opening, opening remarks, prefatory remarks, formalities
1. 1.1Law The introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, aims, and justification.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The relevant text of the preamble to Chapter 6 and of paragraph 6.2 should therefore be amended to read as follows.
  The peculiarities of the motor vehicle market are noted in the preamble to the Regulation.
  It is clear that the provisions of the preamble and of Article 1 of the charter which are claimed to be in conflict with the alien land law are not self-executing.
  The constituent document of the Organization of American States refers to the fundamental rights of man in its preamble and various Articles thereafter.
  The Borrower undertakes with the Lender to use each Advance for the purposes stated in the preamble to this Agreement.
  Synonyms
  introduction, preliminary/preparatory/opening remarks, preliminary/preparatory/opening statement, preliminaries, preface, lead-in, overture, prologue
  foreword, prelude, front matter, forward matter
  informal intro, prelims
  rare proem, prolegomenon, exordium, prolusion, prodrome

Derivatives

preambular

adjective priːˈambjʊlə

formal

Introductory or preliminary.
the preambular paragraphs identify principles that may help
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus, preambular paragraphs 4, 5 and 10 recall the authorisation to use force in resolution 678.
- Like the UN Declaration, its preambular paragraphs recognize that violence against women is a manifestation of the historically unequal power relations between women and men.
- Second, the joint draft resolution recalled in its very first preambular paragraph a selection of its previous resolutions.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French preambule, from medieval Latin praeambulum, from late Latin praeambulus 'going before'.

Definition of preamble in US English:

preamble

nounˈpriˌæmbəlˈprēˌambəl

1A preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction.
what she said was by way of a preamble
I gave him the bad news without preamble
Example sentencesExamples
- He went into a long preamble before he actually told them, but that's the case.
- I am sure the member was going to raise a point of order about the preamble.
- It promises to be an attractive spectacle at Lansdowne Road, and the preamble shouldn't be too bad either.
- I went last night as well - it was supposed to be a preamble to going clubbing, but I was exhausted from having been up all night writing reviews for the BBC.
- Such a preamble to your kind of news is a strong statement that you are not up for any ‘discussion.’
- The best bits were the preamble and the question and answer session after the main performance.
- Firstly, the verbal preambles to nearly all of his songs seemed very long and involved - a shortcoming of many singer/song-writers.
- Not one for polite preambles, she got right to the point-our aunt Sophie had developed critical heart and lung problems.
- Without preamble, the soldiers drew up and shot them.
- The compilations always, without question, included his preamble to the track and his following comments.
- Skinny, vampy and a little scary in a mirrored slip that resembles chain mail, she obviously favours action over dialogue; there are no dedications or scene-setting preambles.
- Without preamble, she offered both of us some.
- OK, I'll come out with it straight away, no preamble, no pithy introduction, no amusing anecdote of how the waiter looked like Woody Allen.
- He responds with a careful preamble about the refined admissions process Oxford has put in place.
- And yet we have no knowledge of how war this time around might look; only that the soft preamble is somehow more menacing than sabre-rattling.
- They shouldn't be for decoration either - these values - they're not just a preamble to the policy statements.
- The mild tremors that shook Chennai residents from their Sunday morning slumber was just a preamble to the tragedy that lay in store.
- After a pleasant preamble by a stream, a strenuous uphill section over rough lava flows brings you to the South Crater.
- You tell the story of the play because in the preamble there's a wonderful description of the night the play was put on, the politics around that.
- This is unexpected because the reader is lured into devastating news by a long preamble that seems absorbed with French manners, salon gossip and where to find a good chef.
Synonyms
introduction, opening, opening remarks, prefatory remarks, formalities
1. 1.1Law The introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, aims, and justification.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Borrower undertakes with the Lender to use each Advance for the purposes stated in the preamble to this Agreement.
  The relevant text of the preamble to Chapter 6 and of paragraph 6.2 should therefore be amended to read as follows.
  The constituent document of the Organization of American States refers to the fundamental rights of man in its preamble and various Articles thereafter.
  The peculiarities of the motor vehicle market are noted in the preamble to the Regulation.
  It is clear that the provisions of the preamble and of Article 1 of the charter which are claimed to be in conflict with the alien land law are not self-executing.
  Synonyms
  introduction, opening remarks, preliminary remarks, preparatory remarks, opening statement, preliminary statement, preparatory statement, preliminaries, preface, lead-in, overture, prologue

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French preambule, from medieval Latin praeambulum, from late Latin praeambulus ‘going before’.

单词	preamble
释义	Definition of preamble in English: preamble noun priːˈamb(ə)lˈpriːamb(ə)lˈpriˌæmbəl 1A preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction. he could tell that what she said was by way of a preamble mass noun I gave him the bad news without preamble Example sentencesExamples The compilations always, without question, included his preamble to the track and his following comments. Skinny, vampy and a little scary in a mirrored slip that resembles chain mail, she obviously favours action over dialogue; there are no dedications or scene-setting preambles. The mild tremors that shook Chennai residents from their Sunday morning slumber was just a preamble to the tragedy that lay in store. Firstly, the verbal preambles to nearly all of his songs seemed very long and involved - a shortcoming of many singer/song-writers. He responds with a careful preamble about the refined admissions process Oxford has put in place. They shouldn't be for decoration either - these values - they're not just a preamble to the policy statements. After a pleasant preamble by a stream, a strenuous uphill section over rough lava flows brings you to the South Crater. I went last night as well - it was supposed to be a preamble to going clubbing, but I was exhausted from having been up all night writing reviews for the BBC. It promises to be an attractive spectacle at Lansdowne Road, and the preamble shouldn't be too bad either. You tell the story of the play because in the preamble there's a wonderful description of the night the play was put on, the politics around that. Not one for polite preambles, she got right to the point-our aunt Sophie had developed critical heart and lung problems. I am sure the member was going to raise a point of order about the preamble. And yet we have no knowledge of how war this time around might look; only that the soft preamble is somehow more menacing than sabre-rattling. Such a preamble to your kind of news is a strong statement that you are not up for any ‘discussion.’ He went into a long preamble before he actually told them, but that's the case. Without preamble, the soldiers drew up and shot them. OK, I'll come out with it straight away, no preamble, no pithy introduction, no amusing anecdote of how the waiter looked like Woody Allen. The best bits were the preamble and the question and answer session after the main performance. This is unexpected because the reader is lured into devastating news by a long preamble that seems absorbed with French manners, salon gossip and where to find a good chef. Without preamble, she offered both of us some. Synonyms introduction, opening, opening remarks, prefatory remarks, formalities 1.1Law The introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, aims, and justification. Example sentencesExamples The relevant text of the preamble to Chapter 6 and of paragraph 6.2 should therefore be amended to read as follows. The peculiarities of the motor vehicle market are noted in the preamble to the Regulation. It is clear that the provisions of the preamble and of Article 1 of the charter which are claimed to be in conflict with the alien land law are not self-executing. The constituent document of the Organization of American States refers to the fundamental rights of man in its preamble and various Articles thereafter. The Borrower undertakes with the Lender to use each Advance for the purposes stated in the preamble to this Agreement. Synonyms introduction, preliminary/preparatory/opening remarks, preliminary/preparatory/opening statement, preliminaries, preface, lead-in, overture, prologue foreword, prelude, front matter, forward matter informal intro, prelims rare proem, prolegomenon, exordium, prolusion, prodrome Derivatives preambular adjective priːˈambjʊlə formal Introductory or preliminary. the preambular paragraphs identify principles that may help Example sentencesExamples Thus, preambular paragraphs 4, 5 and 10 recall the authorisation to use force in resolution 678. Like the UN Declaration, its preambular paragraphs recognize that violence against women is a manifestation of the historically unequal power relations between women and men. Second, the joint draft resolution recalled in its very first preambular paragraph a selection of its previous resolutions. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French preambule, from medieval Latin praeambulum, from late Latin praeambulus 'going before'. Definition of preamble in US English: preamble nounˈpriˌæmbəlˈprēˌambəl 1A preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction. what she said was by way of a preamble I gave him the bad news without preamble Example sentencesExamples He went into a long preamble before he actually told them, but that's the case. I am sure the member was going to raise a point of order about the preamble. It promises to be an attractive spectacle at Lansdowne Road, and the preamble shouldn't be too bad either. I went last night as well - it was supposed to be a preamble to going clubbing, but I was exhausted from having been up all night writing reviews for the BBC. Such a preamble to your kind of news is a strong statement that you are not up for any ‘discussion.’ The best bits were the preamble and the question and answer session after the main performance. Firstly, the verbal preambles to nearly all of his songs seemed very long and involved - a shortcoming of many singer/song-writers. Not one for polite preambles, she got right to the point-our aunt Sophie had developed critical heart and lung problems. Without preamble, the soldiers drew up and shot them. The compilations always, without question, included his preamble to the track and his following comments. Skinny, vampy and a little scary in a mirrored slip that resembles chain mail, she obviously favours action over dialogue; there are no dedications or scene-setting preambles. Without preamble, she offered both of us some. OK, I'll come out with it straight away, no preamble, no pithy introduction, no amusing anecdote of how the waiter looked like Woody Allen. He responds with a careful preamble about the refined admissions process Oxford has put in place. And yet we have no knowledge of how war this time around might look; only that the soft preamble is somehow more menacing than sabre-rattling. They shouldn't be for decoration either - these values - they're not just a preamble to the policy statements. The mild tremors that shook Chennai residents from their Sunday morning slumber was just a preamble to the tragedy that lay in store. After a pleasant preamble by a stream, a strenuous uphill section over rough lava flows brings you to the South Crater. You tell the story of the play because in the preamble there's a wonderful description of the night the play was put on, the politics around that. This is unexpected because the reader is lured into devastating news by a long preamble that seems absorbed with French manners, salon gossip and where to find a good chef. Synonyms introduction, opening, opening remarks, prefatory remarks, formalities 1.1Law The introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, aims, and justification. Example sentencesExamples The Borrower undertakes with the Lender to use each Advance for the purposes stated in the preamble to this Agreement. The relevant text of the preamble to Chapter 6 and of paragraph 6.2 should therefore be amended to read as follows. The constituent document of the Organization of American States refers to the fundamental rights of man in its preamble and various Articles thereafter. The peculiarities of the motor vehicle market are noted in the preamble to the Regulation. It is clear that the provisions of the preamble and of Article 1 of the charter which are claimed to be in conflict with the alien land law are not self-executing. Synonyms introduction, opening remarks, preliminary remarks, preparatory remarks, opening statement, preliminary statement, preparatory statement, preliminaries, preface, lead-in, overture, prologue Origin Late Middle English: from Old French preambule, from medieval Latin praeambulum, from late Latin praeambulus ‘going before’.
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