preamble
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 引言，序文，前言
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 preamble
- 源自 ←古法语 preambule
- 源自 ←中世纪拉丁语 praeambulum
词源说明
From Middle English preamble, from Old French preambule (French préambule), from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from praeambulō (“to walk before”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.
- (computing, networking) A syncword.
- A precursor.
动词 Verb
- (intransitive) To speak or write a preamble; to provide a preliminary statement or set of remarks.