preface to [sth]
表示‘某作品的序言’时，通常用介词to。
She wrote a preface to the second edition.
她为第二版写了一篇序言。
前言；序言
prefaces — plural of preface
颂谢词；称号；头衔；序言,前言；书本正文前的简短介绍性文章；引言,开场白
An introductory section at the beginning of a book or document that explains its subject, purpose, or background.
序言,前言
A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author.
书本正文前的简短介绍性文章
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
引言,开场白
An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
感恩经序祷
A variable prayer forming the prelude or introduction to the Eucharistic Prayer or canon of the Mass, following the Sursum corda dialogue and leading into the Sanctus.
称号,头衔
A title or epithet.
The author wrote a heartfelt preface to thank her family.
作者写了一篇真挚的序言来感谢她的家人。
用法提示：名词作宾语，表示书的序言部分。
In the preface, the historian explains his research methods.
在这篇前言中，历史学家解释了他的研究方法。
用法提示：名词作介词宾语，表示书的前言内容。
Many readers skip the preface and go straight to the first chapter.
许多读者跳过前言，直接看第一章。
用法提示：名词作宾语，指书的序言部分。
表示‘某作品的序言’时，通常用介词to。
She wrote a preface to the second edition.
她为第二版写了一篇序言。
The author asked a famous scholar to write a preface for his book.
作者请一位著名学者为他的书写序。
常用搭配，表示‘在前言中’。
The author explains his motivation in the preface.
作者在序言中解释了他的动机。
与preface同义但更通用，可用于书籍、演讲等
常由他人撰写，而preface多为作者自序
多用于戏剧、小说，而preface用于非虚构作品
侧重法律或正式文件，不常用于书籍
grammar · medium
易错句子I read preface of the book.
正确表达I read the preface of the book.
中文学习者常遗漏冠词，而英语中可数名词前通常需要冠词或限定词。这里'preface'作为可数名词，需要定冠词'the'来特指这本书的序言。
grammar · medium
易错句子The preface of the book is very long.
正确表达The preface to the book is very long.
在英语中，表示'某本书的序言'时，通常使用介词'to'，而不是'of'。'preface to'是固定搭配，表示'...的序言'。
preface 通常由作者本人撰写，而 foreword 常由他人撰写。
preface 侧重说明写作缘由或致谢，而 introduction 介绍全书主题和结构。
写序言
She was asked to write a preface for the new edition.
她受邀为新版写序言。
……的序言
The preface to the book explains the author's motivation.
这本书的序言解释了作者的动机。
在序言中
In the preface, the author thanks his family for their support.
在序言中，作者感谢家人的支持。
作者序
The author's preface provides insight into the writing process.
作者序提供了写作过程的见解。
简短的前言
He wrote a brief preface to introduce the main topics.
他写了一个简短的前言来介绍主要话题。
读前言
I always read the preface before starting a new book.
我在开始读一本新书前总是先读前言。
与前言类似，均位于正文之前，介绍主题或背景。
通常由他人撰写，对书籍进行推荐或评论，常与前言并列出现。
感谢帮助过作者的人，常位于前言之后或之前。
文学作品中引入故事的部分，与前言功能相似但不完全相同。
列出各章节，帮助读者定位，与前言共同构成书籍前部。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.