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单词 prefatory
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Definition of prefatory in English:

prefatory

adjective ˈprɛfət(ə)riˈprɛfəˌtɔri
  • Serving as an introduction; introductory.

    in his prefatory remarks the author claims that …
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Amendment's prefatory clause, properly understood, is fully consistent with this interpretation.
    • After a prefatory reference to the ‘inherent dignity’ of all human beings, the Universal Declaration simply declares certain values to be human rights.
    • ‘I am neither a historian nor a lawyer,’ Malkin reminds her reader in the book's prefatory note.
    • As Nelson writes in a prefatory note, ‘A requiem, by definition, is sad; the person it honors has died.’
    • It's a book that's always beginning, where everything is introductory, liminal, prefatory.
    Synonyms
    introductory, preliminary, opening, initial, preparatory, explanatory, lead-in, initiatory, precursory, prior, antecedent
    rare prefatorial, precursive, prodromal, prodromic, preambular, preambulatory, preludial, prelusive, prelusory, exordial, proemial, prolegomenal
 
 

Definition of prefatory in US English:

prefatory

adjectiveˈprefəˌtôrēˈprɛfəˌtɔri
  • Serving as an introduction; introductory.

    the poet makes this clear in a prefatory note on the text
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Amendment's prefatory clause, properly understood, is fully consistent with this interpretation.
    • As Nelson writes in a prefatory note, ‘A requiem, by definition, is sad; the person it honors has died.’
    • It's a book that's always beginning, where everything is introductory, liminal, prefatory.
    • ‘I am neither a historian nor a lawyer,’ Malkin reminds her reader in the book's prefatory note.
    • After a prefatory reference to the ‘inherent dignity’ of all human beings, the Universal Declaration simply declares certain values to be human rights.
    Synonyms
    introductory, preliminary, opening, initial, preparatory, explanatory, lead-in, initiatory, precursory, prior, antecedent
 
 
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