释义 |
prologue/ˈprəʊlɒɡ/ n. & v.●n. 1a a preliminary speech, poem, etc., esp. introducing a play (cf. 参见 EPILOGUE 3) (尤指介绍某戏剧的)开场白;序诗 b the actor speaking the prologue 念开场白(或序诗)的演员 2 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 to) any act or event serving as an introduction 开端;序幕 ●v. tr. (prologues, prologued, prologuing) introduce with or provide with a prologue 为…作序;为…加上开场白 [Middle English prolog via Old French prologue and Latin prologus from Greek prologos (as PRO-2, logos ‘speech’)] |