| 单词 | prefatory |
| 释义 | prefatory (once / 9078 pages) adj The adjective prefatory describes something that serves as a beginning or introduction. The president of the organization made some prefatory remarks before the main speaker at the event. Prefatory is often used to describe an introduction to a speech, book, or other text. If you are asked to speak on a highly controversial subject, you may want to first offer some prefatory remarks that you are only offering your opinion. But at least half the audience will disagree with whatever you say anyway. Your will may have a prefatory clause explaining why you've left everything to your cat Fluffy and not to your awful siblings. WORD FAMILYprefatory: prefatorily USAGE EXAMPLESA few prefatory dishes are worth noting, like dark yielding strips of chicken, and fried rice with the rice supplanted by fluffy shredded pancake. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) In a prefatory note, Gottlieb emphasizes that “it’s one’s successes one tends to remember.” Washington Post(Sep 14, 2016) Overwhelmingly, subjects preferred the versions that featured prefatory spoiler paragraphs. Salon(May 24, 2016) adj serving as an introduction or preface Syn introductory, prefatorial preceding existing or coming before |
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