| 单词 | prelude |
| 释义 | prelude (once / 1349 pages) nv The prefix "pre-" means “before,” so it makes sense that a prelude is an introductory action, event or performance that comes before a bigger or more momentous one. People speaking old school French and Latin understood a prelude to be the "notes sung or played to test the voice or instrument." Today preludes are more like introductions than practice, but you can still think of them as a small warm up to the main event. Preludes are often used in classical music, as well as in novels, to set the tone for the rest of the orchestral piece or story. WORD FAMILYprelude: preluded, preludes, preluding USAGE EXAMPLESIt is offering buyouts to about 2,000 non-store employees, in what some say is a prelude to layoffs at the chain. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Christmas Eve will begin with a 30-minute choral prelude, followed by a festival choral Eucharist. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) If the past is prelude, we might get another one. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) 1n something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows Syn|Hyper overture, preliminary inception, origin, origination an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events 2n music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera Hypo|Hyper chorale prelude a composition for organ using a chorale as a basis for variations music an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner 3v serve as a prelude or opening to Hyper function, serve serve a purpose, role, or function 4v play as a prelude Hyper play, spiel replay (as a melody) |
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