Word · Frequency #9103
preface
以…开场；在…之前说
核心释义
To say or write something before the main point as an introduction.
- 1.
作为...的开端,以...为开场
To introduce or make a comment before (the main point); to premise.
- 2.
为...作序
To give a preface to.
- 3.
为...作序
furnish with a preface or introduction
为…作序；给…加前言；作为...的开端,以...为开场；为...作序；作序；写前言
用法In use
The author prefaced her novel with a brief explanation of its historical context.
用法提示：「prefaced」作动词，表示在…前面加序言或引言。
He began the speech by prefacing his remarks with a quote from the president.
用法提示：「prefacing」作为现在分词，表示在讲话前先做引言。
The professor always prefaces his lectures with a summary of the previous class.
用法提示：「prefaces」作第三人称单数动词，表示在…之前先说（或写）引言。
He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
preface sth with sth
He prefaced his speech with a joke.
他讲了个笑话作为演讲的开场白。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- preface a book
- 为书作序；给书加前言
- She was asked to preface the new edition of the novel.她受邀为这部小说的新版本作序。
- preface one's remarks
- 在讲话之前先说；以…作为讲话的开场
- The manager prefaced his remarks with an apology for the delay.经理在讲话前先为延误道了歉。
- preface a speech
- 为演讲作开场白
- He prefaced his speech with a joke to relax the audience.他以一句笑话作为演讲的开场白，让观众放松下来。
- be prefaced by
- 以…作为开头；前面有…
- The report is prefaced by a summary of the main findings.这份报告开头是主要结论的摘要。
- preface a question
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
pre=前，face=脸：在正文这张“脸”前说的话，就是作序、开场。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、formal speech、book prefaces preface 作动词时通常用于较正式的书面或演讲语境，表示“在…之前说/写”或“为…作序”，日常口语中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常及物，后接介词with
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Among these, face /feɪs/, deface /dɪˈfeɪs/, and replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ genuinely rhyme with one another (stressed /eɪs/). Preface /ˈprɛfəs/ does NOT rhyme with them: its written -face is unstressed and reduced to /fəs/. Surface /ˈsɜːrfɪs/, palace /ˈpælɪs/, and necklace /ˈnɛklɪs/ are useful lookalikes too: their written -ace is reduced to /ɪs/ (or /əs/), not /eɪs/. Preface and surface share a reduced final syllable, but their stressed vowels differ, so they do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.