prologue

n.

序言，开场白；

vi.

作序言，作开场白；

复数：prologues

1. The prologue of the book is a famous writter.
   这本书的序言是由一个著名作家写的。
2. At the beginning, I wrote the prologue in Chinese.
   最初，我用中文写了本版的序言。
3. The murder was the prologue to World War I.
   这场谋杀是第一次世界大战的序幕。
4. Certainly, this was only the splendid prologue.
   当然，这只是精彩的序幕。

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Organizational Socialization: Making Sense of the Past and Present as a Prologue for the Future ☆ ☆☆
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