| 单词 | prelude |
| 释义 | Word Frequency prelude(ˈprɛljuːd) noun 1. a. a piece of music that precedes a fugue, or forms the first movement of a suite, or an introduction to an act in an opera, etc b. (esp for piano) a self-contained piece of music 2. something serving as an introduction or preceding event, occurrence, etc verb 3. to serve as a prelude to (something) 4. (transitive) to introduce by a prelude Derived forms preluder (prɪˈljuːdə, ˈprɛljʊdə) noun preludial (preˈludial) adjective prelusion (prɪˈljuːʒən) noun prelusive (prɪˈljuːsɪv) or prelusory (prɪˈljuːsərɪ) adjective prelusively (preˈlusively) or prelusorily (preˈlusorily) adverb Word origin C16: (n) from Medieval Latin praelūdium, from prae before + -lūdium entertainment, from Latin lūdus play; (vb) from Late Latin praelūdere to play beforehand, rehearse, from lūdere to play |
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