early 14c., from Old French prologue (12c.) and directly from Latin prologus, from Greek prologos "preface to a play, speaker of a prologue," literally "a speech beforehand," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + logos "discourse, speech," from legein "to speak" (see lecture (n.)).
雙語例句
1. This was a prologue to today's bloodless revolution.
這拉開了當(dāng)今不流血革命的序幕。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A poor wedding is a prologue to misery.
不幸的婚姻是痛苦的開始.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The prologue to the novel is written in the form of a newspaper account.
這本小說的序言是以報(bào)紙報(bào)道的形式寫的。
來自辭典例句
4. The prologue to the report is brief and to the point.
這篇報(bào)道的導(dǎo)語寫得言簡意賅.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Fans watch Lance Armstrong race the prologue trial July 3 in Rotterdam.