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单词 preface
释义 preface

preface /ˈpref.ɪs/

noun [C]
1
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 books
a preface to sth
2
F0 an event that comes before something more important:
» We're hoping these talks could be a preface to peace.Thesaurus+: ↑Beginnings and starts
verb [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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