prefacing
present participle ofpreface
| 单词 | prefacing |
| 释义 | prefacing present participle ofpreface preface verb[T] formaluk/ˈpref.ɪs/us/ˈpref.ɪs/If you prefaceyourwords oractionswith somethingelse, you say or do this other thing first: Eachworkis prefacedbyadescriptivenoteandconcludeswith an author'snote. I should like to preface myresponsewiththefollowingobservation. Preceding and introducing
Examplesofprefacingprefacing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Prefacingthe turn with and presents the action and its prompted request as timely and occurring routinely next in sequence. From theCambridge English Corpus Such features can make the pseudocleft into a highly allusive vehicle for gentlyprefacingthe declination component. From theCambridge English Corpus He has also assisted the reader byprefacingthem with a lengthy and authoritative introduction. From theCambridge English Corpus Prefacingthese case-studies are two general chapters sketching in the broad demographic, economic and social development of the metropolis, and the history of the small house. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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