prologue

[US]/ˈprəʊlɒɡ/
[UK]/ˈproʊlɔːɡ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 序言,开场白
vi. 作序言,作开场白
Word Forms
复数prologues

Example Sentences

the prologue to the French Revolution

法国革命的序幕

the prologue to the Canterbury Tales

《坎特伯雷故事集》的序诗。

recites the prologue and epilogue

朗诵序言和后记

a brief prologue detailing our hero's backstory.

列举主人公经历的简短序幕。

the suppressed prologue to Women in Love.

小说《恋爱中的女人》中那压抑的开场白。

the events from 1945 to 1956 provided the prologue to the post-imperial era.

1945到1956年发生的一系列事件拉开了后帝国时代的帷幕。

The Prologue is all that precedes the Parode of the chorus; an Episode all that comes in between two whole choral songs; the Exode all that follows after the last choral song.

开场白在合唱队的进场歌之前;两首完整的合唱歌曲之间是一个场次;退场歌紧随最后一首和唱歌。

Real-world Examples

I don't have time for the prologue.

我可没工夫听你废话。

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

So beginning today, the past is just a prologue.

从今天起 过去只是个序章。

Source: Gossip Girl Season 5

I'm going to do the prologue.

我来读开场白。

Source: Efficient Listening Practice Plan

All dressed up and mooning around like the prologue to a suttee.

打扮得漂漂亮亮的, 就像苏蒂的序幕一样。

Source: The Sound and the Fury

" If past is prologue, that same strategy is likely to be central to efforts to subvert an election in the future."

“如果过去只是一个序幕,那么同样的策略很可能会成为未来破坏选举的核心。”

Source: New York Times

If past is prologue, Keane says, the tragedy in Parkland and the ensuing debate could spur an urgency among Americans to stock up.

基恩表示,如果之前的一切还只是个序幕,那么,帕克兰的悲剧以及随之而来的争论可能会激发国民囤货的紧迫感。

Source: Time

He joined the party because he wanted to invite somebody to prologue his new book: " The Projectile Project" .

他参加这个晚会是因为他想请人为他的新书《抛射体工程》写序言。

Source: Pan Pan

She's the author and illustrator of a wonderful book, called " Thank you, Mr. Falker." She begins with a special introduction, a prologue.

她是一本很棒的书的作者和插画家,书名叫《谢谢你,法尔克先生》。她以一个特别的介绍开始,即序言。

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

However, we are not here  to talk about the aftermath; we are here to talk about the prologue: how did the war start?

但是,我们不是来这里谈论后果的;我们在这里讲序幕:战争是如何开始的?

Source: Charming history

But all of this is just a prologue to what the next batteries are going to do.

但所有这一切只是下一代电池将要做什么的序幕。

Source: Bloomberg Insights

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