preface
['prefəs]
释义
v.以说...作为开场白
To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).
例句
Sheldon:I can't believe he fired me.
Leonard：Well, you did call him a glorified high school science teacher
whose last successful experiment was lighting his own farts.
Sheldon: In my defense, I prefaced that by saying, "with all due respect." (The Big Bang Theory)
谢尔顿：我不敢相信他开除我了。
莱昂纳德：你说他是被捧出来的高中理科老师。还说他上一次成功的试验是点燃了自己的屁。
谢尔顿：自我辩解一下，我说那话之前说了一句"恕我直言"。（生活大爆炸）
