Definition of proem in English:

proem

noun ˈprəʊɪmˈproʊˌɛm

formal

A preface or preamble to a book or speech.
〈正式〉序言；开场白；开端
Example sentencesExamples
- The proem to the Ode ‘On the Morning of Christ's Nativity’ describes the poem as both a ‘hymn’ and a ‘humble ode.’
- In the first five lines, however, Archytas provides a proem on the value of the sciences (mathêmata) in general.
- The book's epigraph-like proem is a hint of what's to come.
- ‘The Hymn’ that follows the proem presents an array of conflicting, powerful voices, whether divine, human, natural, bestial, or demonic.
- This larger context is the proem, or introductory poem, which prefaced the invocation.
Synonyms
beginning, start, outset, inception, launch, birth, dawn

Derivatives

proemial

adjective prəʊɪˈiːmɪəl

formal

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French proeme, via Latin from Greek prooimion 'prelude', from pro 'before' + oimē 'song'.

Definition of proem in US English:

proem

nounˈproʊˌɛmˈprōˌem

formal

A preface or preamble to a book or speech.
〈正式〉序言；开场白；开端
Example sentencesExamples
- The proem to the Ode ‘On the Morning of Christ's Nativity’ describes the poem as both a ‘hymn’ and a ‘humble ode.’
- In the first five lines, however, Archytas provides a proem on the value of the sciences (mathêmata) in general.
- This larger context is the proem, or introductory poem, which prefaced the invocation.
- The book's epigraph-like proem is a hint of what's to come.
- ‘The Hymn’ that follows the proem presents an array of conflicting, powerful voices, whether divine, human, natural, bestial, or demonic.
Synonyms
beginning, start, outset, inception, launch, birth, dawn

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French proeme, via Latin from Greek prooimion ‘prelude’, from pro ‘before’ + oimē ‘song’.

词汇	proem
释义	Definition of proem in English: proem noun ˈprəʊɪmˈproʊˌɛm formal A preface or preamble to a book or speech. 〈正式〉序言；开场白；开端 Example sentencesExamples The proem to the Ode ‘On the Morning of Christ's Nativity’ describes the poem as both a ‘hymn’ and a ‘humble ode.’ In the first five lines, however, Archytas provides a proem on the value of the sciences (mathêmata) in general. The book's epigraph-like proem is a hint of what's to come. ‘The Hymn’ that follows the proem presents an array of conflicting, powerful voices, whether divine, human, natural, bestial, or demonic. This larger context is the proem, or introductory poem, which prefaced the invocation. Synonyms beginning, start, outset, inception, launch, birth, dawn Derivatives proemial adjective prəʊɪˈiːmɪəl formal Origin Late Middle English: from Old French proeme, via Latin from Greek prooimion 'prelude', from pro 'before' + oimē 'song'. Definition of proem in US English: proem nounˈproʊˌɛmˈprōˌem formal A preface or preamble to a book or speech. 〈正式〉序言；开场白；开端 Example sentencesExamples The proem to the Ode ‘On the Morning of Christ's Nativity’ describes the poem as both a ‘hymn’ and a ‘humble ode.’ In the first five lines, however, Archytas provides a proem on the value of the sciences (mathêmata) in general. This larger context is the proem, or introductory poem, which prefaced the invocation. The book's epigraph-like proem is a hint of what's to come. ‘The Hymn’ that follows the proem presents an array of conflicting, powerful voices, whether divine, human, natural, bestial, or demonic. Synonyms beginning, start, outset, inception, launch, birth, dawn Origin Late Middle English: from Old French proeme, via Latin from Greek prooimion ‘prelude’, from pro ‘before’ + oimē ‘song’.
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