Definition of exordium in English:

exordium

nounPlural exordia, Plural exordiums ɪɡˈzɔːdɪəmɛɡˈzɔːdɪəm

formal

The beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise.
〈正式〉（尤指讲话或论文的）绪言，绪论
Example sentencesExamples
- First comes an introduction, or exordium, designed to secure a favorable hearing.
- In one case we know that he delivered a speech from a script; otherwise only a few important passages, chiefly the exordium and peroration, were written out in extenso beforehand.
- The Beatitudes should be seen, according to Betz, as an exordium for the entire Sermon.
- What he finally said, after a long exordium, was that at the earliest opportunity a democratic congress should determine France's political future.
- Beginning his exordium with high-minded praise of the intellect, he declares that the contemporary world's rightful rulers are the wise and moral.
Synonyms
foreword, preface, preamble, prologue, prelude, front matter, lead-in

Derivatives

exordial

adjective ɛɡˈzɔːdɪəlɪɡˈzɔːdɪəl

formal

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin, from exordiri 'begin', from ex- 'out, from' + ordiri 'begin'.

Rhymes

Gordium, rutherfordium

Definition of exordium in US English:

exordium

noun

formal

The beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise.
〈正式〉（尤指讲话或论文的）绪言，绪论
Example sentencesExamples
- Beginning his exordium with high-minded praise of the intellect, he declares that the contemporary world's rightful rulers are the wise and moral.
- In one case we know that he delivered a speech from a script; otherwise only a few important passages, chiefly the exordium and peroration, were written out in extenso beforehand.
- First comes an introduction, or exordium, designed to secure a favorable hearing.
- The Beatitudes should be seen, according to Betz, as an exordium for the entire Sermon.
- What he finally said, after a long exordium, was that at the earliest opportunity a democratic congress should determine France's political future.
Synonyms
foreword, preface, preamble, prologue, prelude, front matter, lead-in

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin, from exordiri ‘begin’, from ex- ‘out, from’ + ordiri ‘begin’.

词汇	exordium
释义	Definition of exordium in English: exordium nounPlural exordia, Plural exordiums ɪɡˈzɔːdɪəmɛɡˈzɔːdɪəm formal The beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise. 〈正式〉（尤指讲话或论文的）绪言，绪论 Example sentencesExamples First comes an introduction, or exordium, designed to secure a favorable hearing. In one case we know that he delivered a speech from a script; otherwise only a few important passages, chiefly the exordium and peroration, were written out in extenso beforehand. The Beatitudes should be seen, according to Betz, as an exordium for the entire Sermon. What he finally said, after a long exordium, was that at the earliest opportunity a democratic congress should determine France's political future. Beginning his exordium with high-minded praise of the intellect, he declares that the contemporary world's rightful rulers are the wise and moral. Synonyms foreword, preface, preamble, prologue, prelude, front matter, lead-in Derivatives exordial adjective ɛɡˈzɔːdɪəlɪɡˈzɔːdɪəl formal Origin Late 16th century: from Latin, from exordiri 'begin', from ex- 'out, from' + ordiri 'begin'. Rhymes Gordium, rutherfordium Definition of exordium in US English: exordium noun formal The beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise. 〈正式〉（尤指讲话或论文的）绪言，绪论 Example sentencesExamples Beginning his exordium with high-minded praise of the intellect, he declares that the contemporary world's rightful rulers are the wise and moral. In one case we know that he delivered a speech from a script; otherwise only a few important passages, chiefly the exordium and peroration, were written out in extenso beforehand. First comes an introduction, or exordium, designed to secure a favorable hearing. The Beatitudes should be seen, according to Betz, as an exordium for the entire Sermon. What he finally said, after a long exordium, was that at the earliest opportunity a democratic congress should determine France's political future. Synonyms foreword, preface, preamble, prologue, prelude, front matter, lead-in Origin Late 16th century: from Latin, from exordiri ‘begin’, from ex- ‘out, from’ + ordiri ‘begin’.
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