英语词汇“prologue”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

With the lines, "Two households, both alike in dignity," Shakespeare begins the prologue to Romeo and Juliet, setting up the idea of two families who hate each other before introducing the lovers in the opening scene.

Like its buddy epilogue, which tells you what happens after the end of a story, a prologue is concerned with setup of a story. "As a prologue to what happened in the gym, I'll tell you about the food fight in the cafeteria earlier that day."

WORD FAMILY

prologue: prologise, prologize, prologs, prologues, prologuize+/prologise: prologises/prologize: prologizes, prologizing/prologuize: prologuizes, prologuizing

USAGE EXAMPLES

The prologue is not just an effective way to frame the show and cushion the impact of its more offensive elements.

New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)

A new prologue features the composer and librettist planning their next opera and admiring some Japanese objects.

New York Times(Dec 25, 2016)

That eventful period, an entire career for most artists, was but a prologue.

Slate(Dec 18, 2016)

n an introduction to a play

Hyper

introduction

the first section of a communication

单词	prologue
释义	prologue (once / 2018 pages) n With the lines, "Two households, both alike in dignity," Shakespeare begins the prologue to Romeo and Juliet, setting up the idea of two families who hate each other before introducing the lovers in the opening scene. Like its buddy epilogue, which tells you what happens after the end of a story, a prologue is concerned with setup of a story. "As a prologue to what happened in the gym, I'll tell you about the food fight in the cafeteria earlier that day." WORD FAMILY prologue: prologise, prologize, prologs, prologues, prologuize+/prologise: prologises/prologize: prologizes, prologizing/prologuize: prologuizes, prologuizing USAGE EXAMPLES The prologue is not just an effective way to frame the show and cushion the impact of its more offensive elements. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) A new prologue features the composer and librettist planning their next opera and admiring some Japanese objects. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) That eventful period, an entire career for most artists, was but a prologue. Slate(Dec 18, 2016) n an introduction to a play Hyper introduction the first section of a communication
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