preface
n. (书的)前言,(演讲的)开场白;开端,序幕;(基督教)序祷,序诵
v. 为(书)作序;以……为开端,以……作为开场白
复数 prefaces
第三人称单数 prefaces
现在分词 prefacing
过去式 prefaced
过去分词 prefaced
例句
The preface of the book includes an account of the author's life.
该书前言记述了作者生平。
《新英汉大辞典》
Remember I asked you from the preface, John Ray's preface, to figure out who Dolly Schiller is, who dies in childbed.
还记得我曾让你们找出约翰·雷序言中的,死在产床上的多莉是谁。
I must preface my remarks with an apology.
讲话前,我必须先表示歉意。
《牛津词典》