Definition
An event or action that precedes a more significant event or action, acting as an introduction or preliminary stage.
作为更重要事件的序幕或前奏。
They viewed the meeting as a preface to more in-depth negotiations in the future.
他们将这次会议视为未来更深入谈判的前奏。
This minor conflict was just a preface to a much larger war.
这场小冲突只是一场更大战争的序幕。
Before starting the speech, he told a small anecdote as a preface.
在开始演讲之前，他讲了一个小轶事作为开场白。