The pages, such as the title page and preface, that precede the main text of a book.
前页（书籍正文前的书页，包括扉页、序言等）
Example sentencesExamples
Ware's other comic genius is mimicry - also one of my favourite forms of humour (every 4-point sentence in the front matter of Quimby the Mouse is a side-splitter).
Generally, the first element of the front matter is the title page.
Many of Gardiner's stories had already appeared in magazines, including The New Yorker, but I could find no reference in the front matter of Trevor's book indicating that any of these tales had appeared elsewhere first.
It just arrived in the mail today and I don't know anything about it but what I just read on the dust jacket and skimming through the front matter.
Within the front matter, the authors of the Million Word Crossword Dictionary promise to consider all suggestions for new words and clues, for future editions.
Definition of front matter in US English:
front matter
nounˈfrənt ˌmadər
The pages, such as the title page and preface, that precede the main text of a book.
前页（书籍正文前的书页，包括扉页、序言等）
Example sentencesExamples
Ware's other comic genius is mimicry - also one of my favourite forms of humour (every 4-point sentence in the front matter of Quimby the Mouse is a side-splitter).
Within the front matter, the authors of the Million Word Crossword Dictionary promise to consider all suggestions for new words and clues, for future editions.
It just arrived in the mail today and I don't know anything about it but what I just read on the dust jacket and skimming through the front matter.
Many of Gardiner's stories had already appeared in magazines, including The New Yorker, but I could find no reference in the front matter of Trevor's book indicating that any of these tales had appeared elsewhere first.
Generally, the first element of the front matter is the title page.