foreword

n. 前言, 序

发音

UK /ˈfɔːwɜːd/
CA /ˈfɔɹwɝd/
US /ˈfɔɹwɝd/
CA /ˈfɔɹwɚd/
US /ˈfɔɹwɚd/

词形变化

forewords 复数 forewords

别名

forward

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).

    前言

    序

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

preface prolusion

上位词 1

introduction

整体词 1

text

词源

Morphologically fore- + word. Calque of German Vorwort, itself a calque of Latin praefatio (“preface”). Cognate with German Low German Vörwoord (“foreword”), Dutch voorwoord (“foreword”), West Frisian foarwurd (“foreword”), Danish forord (“preface; proviso”), Swedish förord (“foreword”). Compare also Old English forword, foreword (“proviso; condition”).

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