prefaces

英 [ˈprefəsɪz]

美 [ˈprefəsɪz]

n.  (书的)前言，序言
v.  为…写序言; 以…为开端; 作…的开场白
preface的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• （书的）序言，前言，绪论
  Aprefaceis an introduction at the beginning of a book, which explains what the book is about or why it was written.
• VERB 以…为开端；以…作为开场白
  If youprefacean action or speechwithsomething else, you do or say this other thing first.
  1. I will preface what I am going to say with a few lines from Shakespeare...
     进入正题之前，我先引用莎士比亚的几句诗作为开场白。
  2. The president prefaced his remarks by saying he has supported unemployment benefits all along.
     总统在发表讲话前说他一直以来都支持发放失业津贴。

双语例句

• The main body of a book is allotted together for6 chapters, 1st chapter prefaces, is owes a book selected topic significance, necessity, research method and the writing basic line;
  本文同开为6章，第1章后曲言，概述选题的背景、意义、研讨方式及写做的基本念道；
• A block away from the library I opened one of the books and read a title: A book of Prefaces.
  站错位，离开了基本位置距离图书馆一个街区了，我打开其中一本书，读一个标题：一本书的序言。
• The prefaces and epilogues of the Ci collections are very important forms of our Ci theory criticism.
  词籍序跋是我国词学理论批评的一种十分重要的形式。
• Long titles, prefaces, and self-authored notes are often used to supplement the poems;
  形式上以长题、诗序、自注作为对诗歌的补充；
• Similarly, Poem Prefaces also take the responsibility of expounding the scholars 'literary thoughts.
  与此相类，诗序也承担了相应的阐述文人文学观念的职责。
• This paper takes prefaces to books as the study subject.
  本论文将以书目序言作为研究对象。
• The prefaces focus on the methods of the research of the instruction of the crown prince and its meaning.
  前言主要说明研究太子教育的方法和意义。
• Poem Prefaces is mainly narrative, but its lyric quality is quite prominent as well.
  诗序是以叙述为主的，但其抒情性也相当突出。
• Prefaces and postscript text is an important style of the ancient Chinese prose.
  序跋文是中国古代散文的重要文体之一。
• Waley knew quite well of ancient Chinese novels and wrote prefaces to the English translations of several Chinese novels.
  他对中国古代小说及小说史也甚为通晓，曾多次为他人的英译中国小说作序。