prelude

prelude
[ˈprɛljuːd]
noun

an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important
前奏；序幕；先声
education cannot simplya prelude toa career.
教育不可能仅是职业的序幕。
an introductory piece of music, most commonly an orchestral opening to an act of an opera, the first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue
（歌剧，组曲，赋格曲）前奏
■a short piece of music of a similar style, especially for the piano
（尤指钢琴的）前奏曲
■the introductory part of a poem or other literary work
（诗歌等文学作品）引子；序诗

verb

[with obj.]serve as a prelude or introduction to
成为…的前奏；作为…的序幕
the bombardment preluded an all-out final attack.
轰炸成为最后总攻的前奏。

派生
preludial
adjective
语源

mid 16th cent.: from French prélude, from medieval Latin praeludium, from Latin praeludere 'play beforehand', from prae 'before' + ludere 'to play'

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