preface

序、前言、序言

In the preface, the author thanks everyone who helped with the research.

作者在序言中感谢所有协助研究的人。

开端、前奏正式

That meeting was only a preface to months of difficult negotiations.

那场会议只是数个月艰难谈判的开端。

以…开场、以…开头常与 with 连用

She prefaced her answer with a short apology for being late.

她先为迟到简短道歉，才开始回答。

为…作序、为…写前言

The new edition is prefaced by a well-known historian.

这个新版本由一位知名历史学家作序。