| 单词 | preface |
| 释义 | preface —prefacer, n. /pref"is/, n. , v. , prefaced, prefacing. n. 1. a preliminary statement in a book by the book's author or editor, setting forth its purpose and scope, expressing acknowledgment of assistance from others, etc. 2. an introductory part, as of a speech. 3. something preliminary or introductory: The meeting was the preface to an alliance. 4. Eccles. a prayer of thanksgiving, the introduction to the canon of the Mass, ending with the Sanctus. v.t. 5. to provide with or introduce by a preface. 6. to serve as a preface to. [1350-1400; ME < MF < ML prefatia, for L praefatio a saying beforehand, equiv. to praefat(us) (ptp. of praefari to say beforehand; see PRE-, FATE) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1. See introduction. 2, 3. preamble, prologue, prolegomena. Ant. 1. appendix. 2, 3. epilogue. |
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