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Group 23 Pre-before
“先前”
preface
n. 序文
The preface usually provides information that the reader should know before beginning the book.
序文常提供讀者一些開始閱讀前的須知信息。
preview
n. 試演；試片
Last night my parents attended a preview of a play scheduled to open next Tuesday.
昨天晚上我父母親去看了一出定于下星期二演出戲劇的試片。
precede
vt. 在……之前
Did your report follow or precede Jane's?
你的報告在珍之后還是之前？
preclude
vt. 阻止
A prior engagement precludes my coming to your party.
先前的一個約會使我不能參加你的宴會。
preconceiv
vt. 預先形成
My preconceived dislike for the book disappeared when I read a few chapters.
先前對這本書的厭惡在我讀了幾章以后就消失了。
prefabricate
vt. 預先逮造組合
Prefabricated homes are quickly erected by putting together large sections previously constructed at a factory.
組合式房屋只要把事先在工廠做好的大組件拼裝起來，就可以很快地蓋好。
premeditate
vt. 預謀
The jury decided that the blow was struck in a moment of panic and had not been premeditated.
陪審團判決那一拳是在恐慌下擊出的，并非預謀。
presume
vt. 假定；推測
Nineteen of the sailors have rescued. One is missing and presumed dead.
十九個水手獲救，有一個失蹤且被認為死亡。
precocious
adj. 早熟的
If Nancy's three-year-old brother can read, he must be a precocious child.
如果南茜三歲大的弟弟會讀書，那他一定是個早熟的小孩，
