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Definition of foreword in English: forewordnoun ˈfɔːwəːdˈfɔrˌwərd A short introduction to a book, typically by a person other than the author. （尤指非作者本人撰写的）前言，代序 Example sentencesExamples - The book's 246 pages are divided into two forewords, a preface, eight chapters, and seven appendixes.
- Perhaps he is one author who does not make anyone else write the foreword of his books.
- This highly praised study was first published last year and in this edition the author has updated the text and written a new foreword and epilogue.
- The translations are good, with their literary qualities in tact; forewords and afterwords have fulfilled the scholarly mission.
- In the foreword to his latest book, the Brazilian author apologises to his readers.
- In 1995, he republished these forewords in a collection together, with a further foreword for them titled ‘Four Forewords’.
- Maps, the foreword and introduction precede a glossary with notes and information about the translation form.
- And he wrote the foreword to your book, mentioning that John really let him down.
- As the foreword of this book points out, it's only a stepping stone for aspiring kernel developers.
- He'd found it as the foreword to a science-fiction book that hadn't been about much really.
- I didn't write it, although I submitted a foreword that the authors decided not to use.
- Again and again writers have explained themselves in a variety of ways: forewords, afterwords, essays, interviews, journal entries, not to mention stories or poems that rework old themes.
- In the past few years he has opened eleven Offices of Tibet, everywhere from Canberra to Moscow and last year alone provided prefaces and forewords for roughly thirty books.
- In a foreword to the book, his wife Marian recalls how Michael was always fascinated by legend and the faerie world.
- The foreword to the book has been written by Paul Durcan, poet of international acclaim.
- Each volume contains a short biographical introduction whilst the first two have forewords.
- It covers ten areas, besides a brief foreword and a crisp introduction.
- As I recount in the foreword of the book, Jack never much liked handling other folks' characters.
- He describes his personal experiences with the band in the foreword to this book.
- And my son said, Dad, I don't read forewords or prefaces.
Synonyms preface, introduction, prologue, preamble, opening remarks, opening statement, preliminary matter, front matter, forward matter informal intro, prelims rare prolegomenon, proem, prooemium, exordium, prolusion
OriginMid 19th century: from fore- + word, on the pattern of German Vorwort. Definition of foreword in US English: forewordnounˈfôrˌwərdˈfɔrˌwərd A short introduction to a book, typically by a person other than the author. （尤指非作者本人撰写的）前言，代序 Example sentencesExamples - The translations are good, with their literary qualities in tact; forewords and afterwords have fulfilled the scholarly mission.
- This highly praised study was first published last year and in this edition the author has updated the text and written a new foreword and epilogue.
- In 1995, he republished these forewords in a collection together, with a further foreword for them titled ‘Four Forewords’.
- And my son said, Dad, I don't read forewords or prefaces.
- The foreword to the book has been written by Paul Durcan, poet of international acclaim.
- Again and again writers have explained themselves in a variety of ways: forewords, afterwords, essays, interviews, journal entries, not to mention stories or poems that rework old themes.
- It covers ten areas, besides a brief foreword and a crisp introduction.
- He'd found it as the foreword to a science-fiction book that hadn't been about much really.
- I didn't write it, although I submitted a foreword that the authors decided not to use.
- In the foreword to his latest book, the Brazilian author apologises to his readers.
- In the past few years he has opened eleven Offices of Tibet, everywhere from Canberra to Moscow and last year alone provided prefaces and forewords for roughly thirty books.
- As I recount in the foreword of the book, Jack never much liked handling other folks' characters.
- The book's 246 pages are divided into two forewords, a preface, eight chapters, and seven appendixes.
- As the foreword of this book points out, it's only a stepping stone for aspiring kernel developers.
- Perhaps he is one author who does not make anyone else write the foreword of his books.
- Maps, the foreword and introduction precede a glossary with notes and information about the translation form.
- In a foreword to the book, his wife Marian recalls how Michael was always fascinated by legend and the faerie world.
- And he wrote the foreword to your book, mentioning that John really let him down.
- He describes his personal experiences with the band in the foreword to this book.
- Each volume contains a short biographical introduction whilst the first two have forewords.
Synonyms preface, introduction, prologue, preamble, opening remarks, opening statement, preliminary matter, front matter, forward matter
OriginMid 19th century: from fore- + word, on the pattern of German Vorwort. |