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。
以…开场；在…之前说
prefacing — present participle of preface
为…作序；给…加前言；作为...的开端,以...为开场；为...作序；作序；写前言
To say or write something before the main point as an introduction.
作为...的开端,以...为开场
To introduce or make a comment before (the main point); to premise.
为...作序
To give a preface to.
为...作序
furnish with a preface or introduction
一般现在时
He often prefaces his speeches with a joke.
他经常在演讲前先说个笑话。
一般过去时
She prefaced her article with a personal story.
她在文章前面加了一个个人故事。
现在完成时
The author has prefaced the second edition with a new introduction.
作者在第二版前面加了一篇新的序言。
规则动词
The author prefaced her novel with a brief explanation of its historical context.
作者在她的长篇小说前面加了一个简短的历史背景说明。
用法提示：「prefaced」作动词，表示在…前面加序言或引言。
AI contextual example
He began the speech by prefacing his remarks with a quote from the president.
他以引用总统的话作为开场白，开始了演讲。
用法提示：「prefacing」作为现在分词，表示在讲话前先做引言。
AI contextual example
The professor always prefaces his lectures with a summary of the previous class.
这位教授总是在讲课前先总结上一节课的内容。
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。
AI contextual example
He prefaced his speech with a joke.
他讲了个笑话作为演讲的开场白。
She prefaced her remarks by thanking everyone.
她以感谢大家作为开场白。
introduce 也可指介绍某人；在“以…开场”义上，通常说 introduce something with/by…，语气比 preface 更口语化。
open 常用于 speech、meeting 等，结构 open (something) with…；比 preface 更口语，一般不用于“给书写序”。
begin 最通用，后接名词/不定式/动名词；preface 只表示给言论、文章等加开场，不能泛指事件的开始。
grammar · medium
易错句子He prefaced to his speech with a joke.
正确表达He prefaced his speech with a joke.
动词'preface'是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词'to'。应使用'preface + 宾语 + with + 内容'结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子She prefaced the book by a short introduction.
正确表达She prefaced the book with a short introduction.
动词'preface'的主动语态中，通常使用介词'with'引出前言或开场白，而非'by'。'by'常用于被动语态。
针对“preface”表“在主要部分之前作引言或作序”的动词义，反义是“conclude”，指在末尾结束，不能用于“在开头添加内容”这一结构。
与“preface”的“以…开场”相对，表示使某事停止或收尾，侧重时间或进程的终结。
与“preface”的开场义相对，表示做完、了结，强调最后阶段，不与“以…作开头”搭配互换。
在讲话、文章、活动等语境中与“preface”形成反义，“preface”开篇而“close”收束。
针对“为书或讲话加前言”的义项，“append”指在末尾附加内容（如附录），与“preface”置于开头的方向相反。
preface强调为作品作序或作为开场白，而introduce泛指介绍或引入某人/某物。
preface意为用序言或开场白开始，而precede指在时间或顺序上先于。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
为一篇文章写前言；在文章前加引言
The author prefaced the essay with a dedication to his mentor.
作者在这篇文章前加了一段献给导师的题献。
pre- (before) + -face (Latin fari, to speak; not the English word face) → to say beforehand. Related: preview, predict (pre-); fable, fate (same root).
书前或演讲前的致谢部分，常与序言一起出现在开场位置。
序言位于正文各章节之前，为全书内容做铺垫。
preface 可表示在演讲正式开始前先说几句引入的话。
新版图书常增加或更新 preface，说明修订原因。
序言面向读者，常交代写作缘由和阅读建议。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.