Word · Frequency #9103
prefacing
以…开场；在…之前说
prefacing is the present participle of preface.
To say or write something before the main point as an introduction.
- 1.
To introduce or make a comment before (the main point); to premise.
作为...的开端,以...为开场
- 2.
To give a preface to.
为...作序
- 3.
furnish with a preface or introduction
为...作序
为…作序；给…加前言；作为...的开端,以...为开场；为...作序；作序；写前言
In use
The author prefaced her novel with a brief explanation of its historical context.
He began the speech by prefacing his remarks with a quote from the president.
The professor always prefaces his lectures with a summary of the previous class.
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。
preface sth by doing sth
She prefaced her remarks by thanking everyone.
她以感谢大家作为开场白。
Connections
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
- 在提问之前先说；提问前先做说明
- She prefaced her question with a comment about the budget.她在提问之前先就预算问题发表了看法。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pre=前，face=脸：在正文这张“脸”前说的话，就是作序、开场。
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。
Grammar Note
通常及物，后接介词with
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.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.