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prequel pre.quel AHD: [pr¶“kw…l] D.J. [6pri8kw*l]K.K. [6prikw*l]n.(名词)1. A literary, cinematic, or dramatic work taking place in or concerned with a time before the action of a preexisting work:先行篇,前篇:与已问世文艺作品的情节有关的或在其之前出现的文艺,电影或戏剧作品:a prequel that featured the characters of the famous novel in their youth.描述著名小说中青年期的先行篇2. A literary, cinematic, or dramatic work that precedes, introduces, or leads up to a later work:在后来作品之前的,介绍后来作品的或引导后来作品的文艺,电影或戏剧作品:“The sequel takes up right where the prequel left off”(&b{Washington Post})“续集就是恰好从前篇结束的地方继续下去”(华盛顿邮报)语源:1. pre- pre-2. (se)quel (se)quel |