一、详细释义:


n.

前言,引语 [C]


例句:

That book has a preface.

那本书有前言。


例句:

A famous writer wrote a preface to this book.

一位著名的作家为这本书写了前言。


v.

作序,以…开始 [I,T]


例句:

Can you please preface my book?

你能给我这本书作序吗?


例句:

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。


二、词义辨析:


introduction,preface

这两个名词均有“前言,导言”之意。 introduction普通用词,指任何作品开头对读者或听众说明或介绍该作品,起引导作用的结论部分,和全书内容是一致的。 preface指作者或编者为说明全书的目的、范围、编辑方法等在序言之前写的一段简短的序文。


三、参考例句:


Has your history book a preface?

你的历史书有序言吗?


Does your history book have a preface?

你的历史书有序言吗?


Can you please preface my book?

你能给我这本书作序吗?


The preface is complete in itself.

这前言本身就是完整的。


The preface of this book is very brief.

这本书的序言非常简短。


He has written a preface to the play.

他为这部戏剧写了序幕。


A famous writer wrote a preface to this book.

一位著名的作家为这本书写了前言。


The accident was the preface to a great scientific discovery.

这一偶然事件成了一项重大科学发现的前奏。


That book has a preface, not a foreword.

那本书有序文,没有前言。


I must preface my remarks with an apology.

讲话前,我必须先表示歉意。