prefaces

n. 序文； 绪言； 前言

v.作序，写前言；以…开始

That dictionary has a preface, not a foreword. 那部词典有一篇序文，不是前言。

The preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her. 绪言中包含她对那些帮助过她的人的致谢声明。

Can you sort me out on how to write this preface? 你能对怎样写这个前言给我提点建议吗？

The preface of this diary recounted her life. 这本日记的前言叙述了她的生活。

Several pages of closely reasoned argument preface her account of the war. 她那部关于战争的著述之前有几页论证严谨的序言。

I must preface my remarks with an apology. 讲话前，我必须先表示歉意。