| 词汇 | prefacing |
| 释义 | prefacing present participle ofpreface preface verb[ T ] formaluk /ˈpref.ɪs/ us /ˈpref.ɪs/ If you preface your words or actions with something else, you say or do this other thing first: 为…写序言;作为…的开端（或序幕） Each work is prefaced by a descriptive note and concludes with an author's note.每一作品都以说明性文字作开端，以作者自己的批注为结尾。 I should like to preface my response with the following observation.我想以以下评论作为我回应的开头。 Preceding and introducing announce antedate beat build (someone/something) up countdown curtain-raiser emcee forerunner introduction introductory lead lead up to something lead-in open the door to somethingidiom preliminarily preliminary prelude reintroduce review run something up Examples of prefacingprefacing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Prefacing the turn with and presents the action and its prompted request as timely and occurring routinely next in sequence. Such features can make the pseudocleft into a highly allusive vehicle for gently prefacing the declination component. He has also assisted the reader by prefacing them with a lengthy and authoritative introduction. Prefacing these case-studies are two general chapters sketching in the broad demographic, economic and social development of the metropolis, and the history of the small house. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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