"a prelude to" in Chinese (Traditional)

• ...的序幕
• ...的前奏

Definition

在更重要事件或行動之前發生的事，被視為該事件的序幕或開端。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式和文學用語，常見於討論歷史、藝術或重大事件時，表示某事為另一大事的前奏，如「戰爭的序幕」。不適合用於日常對話。

Examples

The small protest was a prelude to larger demonstrations.

小型抗議是更大示威**的序幕**。

Dark clouds were a prelude to the coming storm.

烏雲是暴風雨**的前奏**。

The music was a prelude to the ceremony.

這段音樂是儀式**的序幕**。

Losing his job turned out to be a prelude to a much better opportunity.

失去工作其實是獲得更好機會**的前奏**。

Their argument was a prelude to the couple’s eventual breakup.

他們的爭吵是這對情侶最終分手**的序幕**。

The new tax law feels like a prelude to bigger economic changes.

新稅法彷彿是更大經濟變化**的序幕**。