序言的英文：preface ['prefis] n. (书籍、演讲等的)序言，前言，绪言，引语，开场白introduction [,intrə'dʌkʃən] n. 前言，引言，序言；导论；(音乐的)序曲foreword ['fɔ:wə:d] n. (文章、杂志等的)序，序言，序文，前言，绪言，同近义词: introduction; perface英文preface、foreword都含“书的正式篇章开始之前的一段文字”的意思。preface 指“由书的作者或他人为该书写的序言或序文，它是与本书分开的一部分，用来解释写书的目的、重要性等，篇幅一般比foreward长”。 如:This book has a preface written by the author.这本书有作者写的序言。foreword 指“书的简短的序文”, 如:That book has a preface, not a foreword.那本书有序文, 没有前言。参考例句：1. The preface to this book is on the preceding page 前边一页是这本书的序言。2. To preface a Book By a life of the writer 以作者的生平作为一本书的序言3. In her preface she pours out vials of wrath on her detractors. 在序言里她对她的诽谤者表示愤慨。4. This Book has a preface written By the author. 这本书有作者写的序言。5. This foreword of the book is writed by a famouse writer . 这本书的序言是由一个著名作家写的。6. The preface is complete in itself. 这前言本身就是完整的。7. The accident was the preface to a great scientific discovery. 这一偶然事件成了一项重大科学发现的开端。8. Can you please preface my book? 你能给我这本书作序吗？9. The preface of the book includes an account of the author's life. 该书前言记述了作者生平。10. Jame's prefaces are always important . 詹姆斯小说的前言总是重要的。11. The introduction explains how the chapters are organized . 前言部分说明各章的怎样组织。12. In his preface hawthorne seeks to explain the attraction that italy has for the writers of romances . 霍桑在前言中试图阐明意大利对传奇作家的吸引力。
一般在英文书籍中正文开始前需要包括版权信息，目录，致谢，前言，作者的简介或者工具书类的如何使用本书等部分。对应的翻译是 copyright, content, acknowledgement, introduction/abstract, about the author, how-to-use. 目录的前言一般是指致谢，简介等部分。
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