preface /'prefis/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
• (v.) furnish with a preface or introduction

Chinese translation

• n. 序, 绪言, 前言
• vi. 作序, 写前言
• vt. 给...作序, 以...开始

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/'prefis/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.39 · Rare

Word forms

prefaced, prefacing, prefaces

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Related words

prefer · preference · preferable · prefabricated

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