| 单词 | prelude |
| 释义 | prelude n. & v. --n (often foll. by to) 1. an action, event, or situation serving as an introduction. 2. the introductory part of a poem etc. 3. a an introductory piece of music, often preceding a fugue or forming the first piece of a suite or beginning an act of an opera. b a short piece of music of a similar type, esp. for the piano. --vtr. 1. serve as a prelude to. 2. introduce with a prelude. Derivatives preludial adj. Etymology: F pr{eacute}lude or med.L praeludium f. L praeludere praelus- (as PRAE-, ludere play) |
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