单词 | preface |
释义 | preface —preface /ˈpref.ɪs/ noun [C] F0 an introduction at the beginning of a book explaining its aims: » In his preface, the author says that he took eight years to write the book.Thesaurus+: ↑Books and parts of booksa preface to sthF0 an event that comes before something more important: » We're hoping these talks could be a preface to peace.Thesaurus+: ↑Beginnings and startsverb [T] FORMAL ↑Verb Endings for preface ► F0 If you preface your words or actions with something else, you say or do this other thing first: » Each work is prefaced by a descriptive note and concludes with an author's note.» I should like to preface my response with the following observation.Thesaurus+: ↑Preceding and introducing |
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