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preface 音标拼音: [pr'ɛfəs] n. 序文,绪言,前言
vi. 作序,写前言
vt. 给…作序,以…开始 序文,绪言,前言作序,写前言给…作序,以…开始 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. [ 1913 Webster] This superficial tale Is but a preface of her worthy praise. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Heaven' s high behest no preface needs. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( R. C. Ch.) The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass. -- Addis & Arnold. [ 1913 Webster] { Proper preface} ( Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.), a portion of the communion service, preceding the prayer of consecration, appointed for certain seasons. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Introduction; preliminary; preamble; proem; prelude; prologue. [ 1913 Webster]
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. [ 1913 Webster]
Preface \ Pref" ace\, v. i. To make a preface. -- Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster] 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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