prelude /'preljiud; 'preljud/ n [C] ~ to, action, event, etc that serves as an introduction to (another); (music) introductory movement (to a fugue or as part of a suite). 先驅(qū); 前奏; 序幕; (音樂) 序曲; 前奏曲。 vt [VP6A] serve as, be, a ~ to. 作為…之前奏，序幕，先驅(qū)。