preface
US: /ˈpɹɛfəs/
UK: /pɹˈɛfəs/
UK: /pɹˈɛfəs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
preface /'prefis/
- danh từ
- lời tựa, lời nói đầu (sách); lời mở đầu (bài nói)
- lời tựa, lời nói đầu (sách); lời mở đầu (bài nói)
- ngoại động từ
- đề tựa, viết lời nói đầu (một quyển sách); mở đầu (bài nói)
- mở đầu, mở lối cho, dẫn tới (một việc gì khác) (sự kiện...)
- nội động từ
- nhận xét mở đầu
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
an introduction to a book, especially one that explains the author's aims
Compare: FOREWORD
+ verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (with sth) to provide a book or other piece of writing with a preface: He prefaced the diaries with a short account of how they were discovered. + Each chapter is prefaced by a quotation from Shakespeare.
2 ~ sth by / with sth
~ sth by doing sth (formal) to say sth before you start making a speech, answering a question, etc: I must preface my remarks with an apology.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 introduction, foreword, prologue, preamble, Formal proem, prolegomenon, exordium:
By way of preface, I should like to say how happy I am to be here. The preface to the book is far too long.
v.
2 precede, introduce, prefix, begin, open:
The speaker prefaced his acceptance speech with a tribute to his predecessor.
Concise English dictionary
prefaces|prefaced|prefacing'prefəs
noun
+a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
verb
+furnish with a preface or introduction
