preface

noun

1. （书的）前言，序言
   an introduction to a book, especially one that explains the author's aims

verb

1. 为…写序言
   to provide a book or other piece of writing with a preface
   1. He prefaced the diaries with a short account of how they were discovered.
      他在前言中简要叙述了日记发现的经过。
2. 以…为开端；作…的开场白
   to say sth before you start making a speech, answering a question, etc.
   1. I must preface my remarks with an apology.
      讲话前，我必须先表示歉意。

1. （书的）序言，前言，绪论
   A preface is an introduction at the beginning of a book, which explains what the book is about or why it was written.
2. VERB 以…为开端；以…作为开场白
   If you preface an action or speech with something 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。

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。
3. This book has a preface written by the author.
   这本书有作者的自序。
4. The subject has been referred to cursorily in the preface.
   这个问题在序言中已粗略地提到了。
5. The preface of the book includes an account of the author's life.
   该书前言记述了作者生平。
6. The preface explains how to use the dictionary.
   前言说明如何使用这本词典。
7. Would you write a preface to this book?
   能否请您为这本书写一篇序？
8. The preface is complete in itself.
   这前言本身就是完整的。
9. The part of the Mass beginning after the Preface and Sanctus and ending just before the Lord's Prayer.
   弥撒中的核心典礼弥撒中始于序言和《圣哉经》之后，结束于主祷经之前的一个部分。
10. The preface and the appendix is not so well, but the content of the book is wonderful.
    虽然这本书的前言和附录不是很好，但是内容很精彩。
11. I have read the preface to the book.
    我已读过这本书的前言了。
12. Full-text seven chapters: the first chapter preface, analyzes the subject topics basis.
    全文共七章：第一章引言，分析了该课题选题依据。
13. What did the writer say in the preface of the book?
    作者在这本书的序言里说了些什么？
14. The whole article includes three parts with eight chapters except the preface.
    全文除引言外包括三篇共八章的内容。
15. Preface: Mankind creates building, constructed to remould mankind again!
    引言：人类创造了建筑，建筑又重塑了人类！
16. Each of the old readers has a brief preface that highlights the authors 'views about books and reading.
    每本老读本都有一篇简短的序言，着重指出作者对书本和阅读的观点。
17. He wrote a preface to the play.
    他为剧本写了前言。
18. The thesis includes three parts: the preface, the text and the conclusion.
    本文共分为三部分：引言部分、正文部分和结论部分。
19. A famous writer wrote a preface to this book.
    一位著名的作家为这本书写了前言。
20. In his preface, the author says that he took eight years to write the book.
    在前言中，作者说他写这本书用了8年的时间。
21. The end and aim of the book is explained in the preface.
    本书的目的在前言中作了说明。
22. The dissertation includes preface text ( six chapter) and concluding remarks.
    论文由序论、正文、（共分八章）、和结束语组成。
23. The preface analyzed why to do the study, expound research direction and significance of topic.
    绪论在提出问题的基础上，阐明了本课题的研究方向和意义。
24. In his preface the author set forth his reasons for writing the book.
    作者在前言中阐明了他写这本书的原因。
25. This is what I put in the preface.
    我在书中的序言是这样写的。
26. I have filled in four of the six gaps that I enumerated in the preface to the initial version.
    我已经补充了我在初版的序言中所列举六个空白点的四个。
27. The paper intends to delineate the role and significance of preface and postscript in the reading of ancient fictions.
    文章从阅读者的角度论述了序跋在读者欣赏古代小说中的重要作用和意义。
28. There was a brief introduction of the book in the preface.
    前言中有对书的简单介绍。
29. The preface to this book is on the preceding page.
    前边一页是这本书的序言。

  introduction preface【导航词义：前言，序言】

  introduction n. 引言，序言，开场白

〔辨析〕指书、演讲等的开篇，概括介绍后面主体部分的内容。

  preface n. 序言，前言

〔辨析〕尤指书籍开篇介绍其写作目的的说明性文字。

noun

1. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

   Synonym:    forewordprolusion

verb

1. furnish with a preface or introduction
   1. She always precedes her lectures with a joke
   2. He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution

   Synonym:    precedepremiseintroduce