Preface

(n.) Something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.

(n.) The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.

(v. t.) To introduce by a preface; to give a preface to; as, to preface a book discourse.

(v. i.) To make a preface.

艾玛手打

• Presently, without preface or prelude, she said, almost in the tone of one making an accusation, Meess, in England you were a governess? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• All the preface, sir; the tale is yet to come. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• In selecting for the title A Preface to Politics, I have wished to stamp upon the whole book my own sense that it is a beginning and not a conclusion. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• With this preface, Sam related, as succinctly as he could, the last memorable conversation he had had with Mr. Pickwick. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I think we shall never materially disagree about the writer again; but I will not delay you by a long preface. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Therefore he said, without any preface: 'I suppose they were really gone, Pancks? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• And after this preface, he tried with all his eloquence to effect a reconciliation between Rawdon and his wife. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• A depressing and difficult passage has prefaced every new page I have turned in life. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• It will always be 'mamma' prefacing a mandate--softly spoken, though, from you, thank God! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

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