prefatory
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈpɹɛfət(ə)ɹi/
美 /ˈpɹɛfəˌtɔɹi/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Serving as a preface or prelude; introductory, preliminary.
— We must begin by showing how the Diamond first fell into the hands of my uncle Herncastle, when he was serving in India fifty years since. This prefatory narrative I have already got by me in the form of an old family paper, which relates the necessary particulars on the authority of an eye-witness.
词源
From Medieval Latin *praefator + -ory (“agent”), from Medieval Latin prefatia (whence preface), for classical Latin praefatio (“a saying beforehand”) – see preface for details.
Note that this is borrowed from Latin, not derived in English from preface, as in occasional misspelling *prefecatory.
Note that this is borrowed from Latin, not derived in English from preface, as in occasional misspelling *prefecatory.
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