柯林斯詞典preface /?pr?f?s/ (prefacing,prefaced,prefaces) 1. N-COUNT A preface is an introduction at the beginning of a book that explains what the book is about or why it was written. 前言 ...the preface to Kelman's novel. …凱爾曼小說的前言。2. V-T If you preface an action or speech with something else, you do or say this other thing first. 說…作為開場白; 做…作為開始 I will preface what I am going to say with a few lines from Shakespeare. 我將引用莎士比亞的幾行詩作為我講話的開場白。 返回 preface劍橋詞典an introduction at the beginning of a book explaining its purpose , thanking people who helped the author , etc. 序言，前言 In his preface, the author says that he took eight years to write the book . 在前言中，作者說他寫這本書用了8年。 ?a preface to sth an event that comes before something more important …的序幕（或前奏） We're hoping these talks could be a preface to peace . 我們希望這些會談能拉開和平的序幕。 返回 preface