prelude
英 ['preljuːd]
美 ['prɛljud]
- n. 前奏；序幕；前奏曲
- vt. 成为…的序幕；演奏…作为前奏曲
- vi. 作为序曲；奏序曲
助记提示
1、pre- "before" + lud- + -e.
2、字面含义：play beforehand for practice, preface.
中文词源
prelude 前奏pre-,在前，早于，-lud,玩，演奏，词源同allude,interlude.
英文词源
- 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.