| 释义 |
prelude /prelˈūd/ noun- An event that precedes and prepares the ground for one more momentous
- Anything done, said, performed, etc by way of an introduction or preliminary
- A preliminary strain, passage or flourish, often improvised (music)
- An introduction to or first movement of a suite, or a movement preceding a fugue (music)
- An overture (music)
- An introductory voluntary (music)
- A short independent composition with a recurring motif, esp for the piano
- A poetical composition of introductory nature or function
transitive verb /prelˈūd or esp formerly pri-lūdˈ or -loodˈ/ - To precede as a prelude, serve as prelude to
- To introduce with a prelude
- To perform as a prelude
intransitive verb- To provide a prelude
- To perform a prelude
- To serve as a prelude
ORIGIN: Fr prélude, from LL praelūdium, from L lūdere to play preludial and preludious /pri-looˈ or -lūˈ/ adjective (rare) prelusive /-looˈsiv, lūˈ/ adjective - Of the nature of a prelude
- Introductory
preluˈsively and preluˈsorily adverb preluˈsory /-sə-ri/ adjective Introductory |