prelude
英 ['prelju?d]
美['pr?ljud]
- n. 前奏；序幕；前奏曲
- vt. 成為…的序幕；演奏…作為前奏曲
- vi. 作為序曲；奏序曲
TEM4IELTSGRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?preludes;
助記提示
1、pre- "before" + lud- + -e.
2、字面含義：play beforehand for practice, preface.
2、字面含義：play beforehand for practice, preface.
中文詞源
prelude 前奏
pre-,在前，早于，-lud,玩，演奏，詞源同allude,interlude.
英文詞源
- prelude (n.)
- 1560s, from Middle French prélude "notes sung or played to test the voice or instrument" (1530s), from Medieval Latin preludium "prelude, preliminary," from Latin praeludere "to play beforehand for practice, preface," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous). Purely musical sense first attested in English 1650s. Related: Prelusion.
雙語例句
- 1. Most unions see privatisation as an inevitable prelude to job losses.
- 大多數(shù)工會認(rèn)為私有化會不可避免地導(dǎo)致失業(yè)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The prelude to the musical composition is very long.
- 這首樂曲的序曲很長.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The prelude was as iridescent as a prism in a morning room.
- 這個序曲就象清晨房間里的一塊三棱鏡一樣燦爛輝煌.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The discussions were a prelude to the treaty.
- 這些討論是簽訂該條約的前奏.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The conference, which closed yesterday, was a prelude to a Communist Party Central Committee meeting.
- 昨天結(jié)束的會議拉開了共產(chǎn)黨中央委員會會議的序幕。
來自柯林斯例句