Wordiyoprologue
🇬🇧 UK/'prәulɒ:g/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
An introductory section at the beginning of a play, novel, or other work.
序言；开场白；序幕
v.
To introduce with a formal preface or prologue.
为……作序；加序言
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.write a prologue写序言
- 2.serve as a prologue作为序幕
- 3.brief prologue简短的序言
- 4.prologue to a play戏剧的开场白
Example Sentences
- 1.
The prologue of the novel sets the mysterious tone for the entire story.
- 2.
Shakespeare often used a prologue to introduce the themes of his plays.
- 3.
The film's prologue shows events that took place twenty years before the main story.