preface

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɛfəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɛfɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prefis)

Inflections of 'preface' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
prefaces
v 3rd person singular
prefacing
v pres p
prefaced
v past
prefaced
v past p
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

主要翻译
英语中文
preface n (introductory text) (指书的开头介绍部分)SCSimplified Chinese 前言,序言,序文,序 qián yán,xù yán,xù wén,xù
TCTraditional Chinese 前言,序言,序
 The short preface occupied a single page.
preface n (introduction: to a speech, etc.)SCSimplified Chinese 开场白 kāi chǎng bái
TCTraditional Chinese 開場白
  SCSimplified Chinese 引言 kāi chǎng bái,yǐn yán
 In the preface to her speech, the author described how hard it had been to get her article published.
preface [sth] vtr (book: introduce with a preface)SCSimplified Chinese 为...加序言
 The author prefaced his book by outlining his aims.
preface [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep (introduce with a preface)SCSimplified Chinese 为…作序 wèi … zuò xù
TCTraditional Chinese 為…作序
  SCSimplified Chinese 作…的开场白 wèi … zuò xù,zuò de kāi chǎng bái
 The professor prefaced his speech with a disclaimer.
preface [sth] vtr + prep (speech, etc.: introduce)SCSimplified Chinese 给…作序
TCTraditional Chinese 給…作序
 Tom prefaced his argument by quoting Voltaire.
preface [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep (book: provide with introductory text)SCSimplified Chinese 以...作为...的开始
 The author prefaced the book with an explanation of the events that had inspired her to write it.
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Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

preface [ˈprɛfəs]
I n [c] 序言 xùyán [篇 piān]
II vt to preface sth with sth [+ speech, action] 以某物开(開)启(啟)某物 yǐ mǒuwù kāiqǐ mǒuwù
  • he prefaced his remark by saying that…
    以说(說)…作为(為)他的开(開)场(場)白 yǐ shuō…zuòwéi tā de kāichǎngbái
  • to be prefaced by sth
    以某事作为(為)开(開)场(場) yǐ mǒushì zuòwéi kāichǎng
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