prelude
英 ['prelju?d]
美 ['pr?ljud]
- n. 前奏；序幕；前奏曲
- vt. 成為…的序幕；演奏…作為前奏曲
- vi. 作為序曲；奏序曲
助記提示
1、pre- "before" + lud- + -e.
2、字面含義：play beforehand for practice, preface.
中文詞源
prelude 前奏pre-,在前，早于，-lud,玩，演奏，詞源同allude,interlude.
英文詞源
- prelude (n.)
- 1560s, from Middle French prélude "notes sung or played to test the voice or instrument" (1530s), from Medieval Latin preludium "prelude, preliminary," from Latin praeludere "to play beforehand for practice, preface," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous). Purely musical sense first attested in English 1650s. Related: Prelusion.