prequel
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pre·quel /ˈpriːkwəl/ noun [countable] TCNABEFOREa book, film etc that tells you what happened before the story told in a previous popular book or film 〔故事或电影的〕前篇，先行篇 → sequelprequel to ‘The Phantom Menace’ is a prequel to ‘Star Wars’. 《魅影危机》是《星球大战》的前传。
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prequel• Michael Walsh is writing the Warner novel, which includes a prequel and a sequel to the events in the 1942 film.• "The Phantom Menace" is a prequel to "Star Wars."From Longman Business Dictionaryprequelpre‧quel /ˈpriːkwəl/ noun [countable] a book, film, play etc that tells an earlier part of the story in a book etc that already existsthe new prequel movies to ‘Star Wars’ → compare sequelOrigin prequel (1900-2000) pre- + -quel (as in sequel)pre·quel nounChineseSyllable
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prequel
pre‧quel /ˈpriːkwəl/
noun [countable]
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‘The Phantom Menace’ is a prequel to ‘Star Wars’.
pre‧quel /ˈpriːkwəl/
noun [countable] Date: 1900-2000
Origin: pre- + -quel (as in sequel)
a book, film etc that tells you what happened before the story told in a previous popular book or film ⇨ sequelOrigin: pre- + -quel (as in sequel)
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