early 14c., from Old French prologue (12c.) and directly from Latin prologus, from Greek prologos "preface to a play, speaker of a prologue," literally "a speech beforehand," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + logos "discourse, speech," from legein "to speak" (see lecture (n.)).
例文
1. This was a prologue to today 's bloodless revolution.
これは今の無血革命の幕を開けた。
2.A poor wedding is a prologue to misery.
不幸な結婚は苦痛の始まりである。
3.The prologue to the novel is written in the form of a newspaper account.
この小説の序文は新聞記事として書かれている。
4.The prologue to the report is brief and to the point.
この記事のガイドは簡潔に書かれている。
5.Fans watch Lance Armstrong race the prologue trial July 3 in Rotterdam.