write a foreword
The professor wrote a foreword for the new edition.
教授为新版写了前言。
前言;序言
forewords — plural of foreword
书或文件正文前的介绍性部分;尤指由他人(非作者)所写。;书本正文前的简短介绍性文章;序
A short introductory section or essay at the beginning of a book, often written by someone other than the author.
书或文件正文前的介绍性部分;尤指由他人(非作者)所写。
An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).
书本正文前的简短介绍性文章
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
The author thanked the person who wrote the foreword for the book.
作者感谢了为这本书写序言的人。
用法提示:名词单数形式,作为句子宾语,指书的序言。
Many readers skip the forewords and jump straight to the first chapter.
许多读者跳过序言,直接看第一章。
用法提示:名词复数形式,作宾语,泛指多本书的序言。
The editor asked a famous scholar to write a foreword for the anthology.
编辑请一位著名学者为这部选集写序。
用法提示:名词单数形式,作不定冠词a的宾语,指一篇序言。
The professor wrote a foreword for the new edition.
教授为新版写了前言。
常用介词to或for。
The foreword to the novel is by a famous critic.
这部小说的序言由一位著名评论家撰写。
In the foreword, the author thanks his family.
在前言中,作者感谢了他的家人。
强调序的作者。
The book includes a foreword by a Nobel laureate.
这本书包含一位诺贝尔奖得主作的序。
preface 通常由作者本人撰写,foreword 多由他人撰写;正式出版物中两者不能随意互换。
introduction 可能被视为正文的一部分,篇幅较长、内容更全面;foreword 独立于正文,通常简短且带推荐性质。
prologue 多用于虚构文学或戏剧作品的开头,foreword 用于非虚构书籍,使用语境明显不同。
preamble 主要用于法律、章程等正式文书的开头,不用于普通书籍的简短前言。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please read the forward before the book.
正确表达Please read the foreword before the book.
将'foreword'误拼为'forward',后者意为'向前'。注意拼写和发音差异。
grammar · medium
易错句子He foreworded the book.
正确表达He wrote a foreword for the book.
'foreword'是名词,不能用作动词。应用'write a foreword'表达写序。
与 foreword(书前由非作者撰写的介绍)相对,指书末的结语部分,位置相反,不能互换。
写一篇前言
She agreed to write a foreword for the new edition.
她同意为新版写一篇前言。
书的前言
The foreword to the book was written by a famous historian.
这本书的前言由一位著名历史学家撰写。
在前言中
In the foreword, the editor explains how the book came to be.
在前言中,编辑解释了这本书的由来。
简短的前言
The book opens with a brief foreword from the publisher.
这本书以出版商的简短前言开头。
prefix(前缀);同缀词:forecast, foretell, forehead
root(词根);同根词:keyword, password, wordbook
foreword 通常出现在书籍正文之前,是书的一部分。
foreword 常由他人而非本书作者撰写,与作者身份密切相关。
foreword 位于书的前部,其后的正文由多个章节构成。
foreword 的写作和出版安排常与出版社有关。
与 foreword 同属书籍开头的辅助性文字,但内容为表达感谢。
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