early 14c., from Old French prologue (12c.) and directly from Latin prologus, from Greek prologos "preface to a play, speaker of a prologue," literally "a speech beforehand," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + logos "discourse, speech," from legein "to speak" (see lecture (n.)).
双语例句
1. This was a prologue to today's bloodless revolution.
这拉开了当今不流血革命的序幕。
来自柯林斯例句
2. A poor wedding is a prologue to misery.
不幸的婚姻是痛苦的开始.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The prologue to the novel is written in the form of a newspaper account.
这本小说的序言是以报纸报道的形式写的。
来自辞典例句
4. The prologue to the report is brief and to the point.
这篇报道的导语写得言简意赅.
来自互联网
5. Fans watch Lance Armstrong race the prologue trial July 3 in Rotterdam.