preface
翻译
序言, 前言, 开场白
例句
The book has a preface written by the author.
这本书有作者写的序言。
语法模式
a preface ((to sth.)) (...的)序言 The book has a preface written by the author.
近义词
同义词: introduction, foreword, prologue; 反义词: epilogue, afterword
词源
源自拉丁语“praefatio”,由“prae-”(在...之前)和“fari”(说)组成。字面意思是“在前面说的话”。
记忆技巧
“preface”可以记成在“面对”(face)正文“之前”(pre)看到的部分。