preamble
英 [pri?'?mb(?)l; 'pri?-]
美['pri?mbl]
- n. 序文；電報報頭；先兆
- vi. 作序文
GRE
詞態變化
復數:?preambles;
中文詞源
preamble 前言
pre-,在前，早于，amble,走。引申詞義前言。
英文詞源
- preamble (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French preambule (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin preambulum, neuter adjective used as a noun, properly "preliminary," from Late Latin praeambulus "walking before," from Latin prae- "before" (see pre-) + ambulare "to walk" (see amble (v.)).
雙語例句
- 1. The aims of the treaty are stated in its preamble.
- 條約的宗旨已在序言中說明。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. He spoke without preamble.
- 他沒有開場白地講起來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. "I would like you to return to the villa as soon as possible," she said without preamble.
- 她開門見山地說：“我想讓你盡快回到別墅。”
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The controversy has arisen over the text of the preamble to the unification treaty.
- 針對統一條約的序文出現了爭論。
來自辭典例句
- 5. In time the conference succeeded in adopting a preamble.
- 最后,會議終于通過了一個序言.
來自辭典例句