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.
第一部 – 詹姆斯·費尼莫爾·庫珀《最後的莫西幹人》有聲書 (章節 01-05)！ (Part 1 - The Last of the Mohicans Audiobook by James Fenimore Cooper (Chs 01-05))
- There is one point on which we would wish to say a word before closing this preface.
印第安人不僅給予敵人不同的名稱，而且經常給予
- to say a word before closing this preface.
在結束這篇序言之前，能在此說明。
瘋狂 BuzzFeed 實習生爆料故事！ (Crazy BuzzFeed Intern Stories)
- Let me preface this by saying that I'm a huge Eugene fan.
我七月開始的。
- Let me preface this by saying that I'm a huge Eugene fan.
在我說之前，我得先聲明，我是 Eugene 的超級粉絲。
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。
打造溫馨居家光線的指南｜燈飾選購、居家照明開箱！ (A Guide to Good Lighting | cozy lighting tips, where to buy lamps, home lighting tour)
- I'll preface this by saying you absolutely do not need expensive lamps to have good lighting.
首先，我要說的是，你絕對不需要昂貴的燈具來獲得良好的照明。
- I'll preface this by saying you absolutely do not need expensive lamps to have good lighting.
他們是照明領域的新秀，所以選擇比較有限，但絕對值得一試。