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preface    音標拼音: [pr'ɛfəs]
n. 序文,緒言,前言
vi. 作序,寫前言
vt. 給…作序,以…開始

序文,緒言,前言作序,寫前言給…作序,以…開始

preface
n 1: a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
[synonym: {foreword}, {preface}, {prolusion}]
v 1: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always
precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his
lecture with a critical remark about the institution" [synonym:
{precede}, {preface}, {premise}, {introduce}]

Preface \Pref"ace\ (?; 48), n. [F. pr['e]face; cf. Sp. prefacio,
prefacion, It. prefazio, prefazione; all fr. L. praefatio,
fr. praefari to speak or say beforehand; prae before fari,
fatus, to speak. See {Fate}.]
1. Something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or
written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an
introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
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This superficial tale
Is but a preface of her worthy praise. --Shak.
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Heaven's high behest no preface needs. --Milton.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) The prelude or introduction to the canon of
the Mass. --Addis & Arnold.
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{Proper preface} (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.), a portion
of the communion service, preceding the prayer of
consecration, appointed for certain seasons.
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Syn: Introduction; preliminary; preamble; proem; prelude;
prologue.
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Preface \Pref"ace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prefaced}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Prefacing}.]
To introduce by a preface; to give a preface to; as, to
preface a book discourse.
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Preface \Pref"ace\, v. i.
To make a preface. --Jer. Taylor.
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105 Moby Thesaurus words for "preface":
acknowledgments, anteriority, avant-propos, back, back matter,
bastard title, begin, bibliography, bold front, brave face,
brave front, breakthrough, catch line, catchword, colophon,
contents, contents page, copyright page, dedication, display,
endleaf, endpaper, endsheet, errata, exordium, facade, face, facet,
facia, flyleaf, folio, fore, fore edge, forefront, foreground,
forehand, foreland, forepart, forequarter, foreside, foreword,
front, front elevation, front man, front matter, front page,
front view, frontage, frontal, frontier, frontispiece,
half-title page, head, heading, imprint, index, innovation,
inscription, introduce, introduction, lap, lead, leaf, leap,
makeup, obverse, open, overture, page, postulate, preamble,
precede, prefix, prefixture, preliminaries, preliminary, prelude,
premise, presupposition, priority, proem, prolegomena,
prolegomenon, prolepsis, prologize, prologue, proscenium, protasis,
recto, reverso, running title, signature, subtitle,
table of contents, tail, text, title, title page, trim size,
type page, usher, verse, verso, voluntary, window dressing

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