foreword
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fore·word /ˈfɔːwɜːd $ ˈfɔːrwɜːrd/ ●○○ noun [countable] TCNa short piece of writing at the beginning of a book that introduces the book or its writer 〔书的〕前言，序言
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foreword• The book, which as proposed will include a foreword by Karan, will be out in a year.• So, fare foreword, dear soul.• His job included enlisting Justin Kaplan to write the introduction and working with Victor Doyno on the textual foreword and addendum.• As the foreword says, the Code is most importantly addressed to each local authority.• Later, Pattison wrote a book to which Taylor contributed the foreword.fore·word nounChineseSyllable
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foreword
fore‧word /ˈfɔːwɜːd $ ˈfɔːrwɜːrd/
noun [countable]
a short piece of writing at the beginning of a book that introduces the book or its writer
▪ introduction a written or spoken statement at the beginning of a book, speech, or meeting, giving a general idea of what it is about: After a brief introduction by the chairman, the meeting began. | The author outlines his methods of research in the introduction.
▪preface a short piece of writing at the beginning of a book that says what the book is about or the reason for writing it: In the preface, he explains his motives for returning to the subject of Middle Eastern politics.
▪foreword a short introduction to a book or report, usually written by someone who is not the author: Greene wrote the foreword to Suzmann’s book.
▪prologue an introduction to a piece of writing, especially a play or a long poem: the prologue to Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ | The poem begins with a brief prologue.
▪preamble a statement at the beginning of something, especially an official document, which explains what it is about: the Preamble to the US Constitution
fore‧word /ˈfɔːwɜːd $ ˈfɔːrwɜːrd/
noun [countable]a short piece of writing at the beginning of a book that introduces the book or its writer
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