prelude
英['preljuːd]
美['prɛljud]
- n. 前奏；序幕；前奏曲
- vt. 成为…的序幕；演奏…作为前奏曲
- vi. 作为序曲；奏序曲
词态变化
复数: preludes;
助记提示
1、pre- "before" + lud- + -e.
2、字面含义：play beforehand for practice, preface.
中文词源
prelude 前奏
pre-,在前，早于，-lud,玩，演奏，词源同allude,interlude.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Most unions see privatisation as an inevitable prelude to job losses.
- 大多数工会认为私有化会不可避免地导致失业。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The prelude to the musical composition is very long.
- 这首乐曲的序曲很长.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The prelude was as iridescent as a prism in a morning room.
- 这个序曲就象清晨房间里的一块三棱镜一样灿烂辉煌.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The discussions were a prelude to the treaty.
- 这些讨论是签订该条约的前奏.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The conference, which closed yesterday, was a prelude to a Communist Party Central Committee meeting.
- 昨天结束的会议拉开了共产党中央委员会会议的序幕。
来自柯林斯例句