prologue (US also prolog)

n ~ (to sth) 1 introductory part of a poem or play 序诗; 开场白: the `Prologue' to the `Canterbury Tales' 《坎特伯雷故事集》的《序诗》. Cf 参看 epilogue. 2 act or event that is an introduction to sth or leads up to sth; first in a series of events 引出或引致某事物的行动或事件; 一系列事件的开端; 序幕: The signing of the agreement was a prologue to better relations between the two countries. 签订这一协定更促进了两国的关系.

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