Prelims
abbr. preliminaries 预备的, 初步的; preliminary pages 绪言页（正文前的材料, 如序言, 目录, 用法, 说明）
🗣️ 情景例句
She never spoke about her private life.
她从未谈过她的私生活。
How about Mary? How long has she lived there?
玛丽怎么样？她在那儿住多久了？
I told him that if painting was important for him, he would live on bread in order to succeed.
我告诉他说，如果绘画对他很重要的话，那么要取得成功，就得靠啃干面包生活了。