preamble
- IPA[ˈpriːambl]
英式
- a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction;the introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, aims, and justification.
noun: preamble, plural noun: preambles
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction he could tell that what she said was by way of a preamble I gave him the bad news without preamble
- ▪ the introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, aims, and justification.
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- IPA[ˈprēˌamb(ə)l]
美式
- a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction: what she said was by way of a preamble I gave him the bad news without preamble
Oxford American Dictionary