preface
US /ˈprefəs/
・UK /ˈprefəs/
B1 中級英檢高級多益
n.名詞序文 ； 緒言 ； 前言 ； 導言 ； 序誦 ； 作序 ； 寫前言 ； 以...開始 ； 成為...開端 ； 序言 ； 序
You should always read the preface when you buy a new book
v.t.及物動詞為…作序文
Let me preface my message by saying my family agrees with me
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遇到英國人該怎麼展開話題？何不跟著影片掌握英式閒聊藝術？（How to Master British Small Talk）
- So things like, "How's the new job going?" "How's your daughter settling in at school?" "Is she alright?" "Hey, how's the new book coming along?" Now you could preface the question with a statement like, "Oh, the last time I saw you..." and then go into the question.
所以像是「新工作怎麼樣了？」、「你女兒在學校適應得好嗎？」、「她還好嗎？」、「嘿，你的新書寫得怎麼樣了？」之類的問題。你可以在問題前面加上一句話，像是「喔，上次見到你時…」，然後再問問題。
- Now you could preface the question with a statement like, "Oh, the last time I saw you..." and then go into the question.
10年環遊世界！夫妻問答 (10 Years of World Travel: Couple Q & A)
- Okay, well, I should preface this by saying there's so many places I want to go in no particular order: Antarctica, because that's the only continent we haven't been to;
我想說我們害怕的時候了 一起旅行是在泰國潛水。
- Okay well I should preface this by saying
there's so…so many places I want to go.
好的，我應該通過這樣說來 有這麼多......我想去的地方很多。
關於飛機，你還相信這七個迷信嗎？！ (7 MYTHS You Still Believe About Airplanes)
- OK, I need to preface everything by saying that if you're afraid of flying, this video may not be for you.
好吧，我要那樣說來提前面對，如果你害怕坐飛機， 這個影片可頻能不適合你。
- Okay, I need to preface everything by saying that if you're afraid of flying, this video may not be for you, even though it has a lot of useful tips like if you crash, you can indeed survive.
好吧，我要那樣說來提前面對，如果你害怕坐飛機， 這個影片可頻能不適合你。
我不想寫書 | 就這樣吧 第6集 (I Didn’t Want to Write a Book | So Be It Ep 6)
- And when you're writing in Mandarin to audiences that share a culture with you and that kind of share a general understanding of society, of religion, of values, it's easier to just speak directly with them without having to preface everything and explain everything.
因為至少她知道我在想什麼。
- And when you're writing in Mandarin to audiences that share a culture with you and that kind of share a general understanding of society, of religion, of values, it's easier to just speak directly with them without having to preface everything and explain everything.
當你用中文寫給有共同文化、對社會、宗教、價值觀有普遍理解的讀者時，可以直接跟他們溝通，不用事先鋪陳和解釋一切，會比較容易。
莎拉·保羅森與妮西·納許談蕾哈娜、萊恩·墨菲，以及《All's Fair》！| 我的全部 | 哈潑時尚 (Sarah Paulson & Niecy Nash on Rihanna, Ryan Murphy, and All's Fair | All About Me | Harper’s BAZAAR)
- Let me just preface this.
讓我先說一下。
- Let me just preface this.
誰是那個會送出史上最棒禮物的人？
