forepart

/ˈfȯr-ˌpärt/ (ame, mw)

forepart — noun

1. the part of an object, animal, or vehicle that faces forward or is positioned ah

1.名詞C1
釋義

the part of an object, animal, or vehicle that faces forward or is positioned ahead of the rest, such as the nose of a ship or the head end of a horse.

例句

A heavy wave struck the forepart of the fishing boat as Owen steered into the harbour.

collocation: forepart of [vehicle/boat]

Tara painted the forepart of the wooden carousel horse a bright shade of red.

同義詞
  • front

    everyday word; 'forepart' is the formal, less common variant

  • fore

    nautical or technical; commonly used of ships and aircraft

  • front end

    informal; preferred for cars, machines, and ordinary objects

  • bow

    specifically the front of a ship or boat

反義詞
  • rear

    the back portion; same register as 'forepart'

  • back

    everyday opposite

  • stern

    specifically the back of a ship

文法句型

the forepart of [object]

用法筆記

Almost always appears with definite article + 'of' phrase ('the forepart of …'). Bare 'forepart' without a noun complement is unusual in modern English.

常見錯誤

❌Owen sat at forepart of the boat.
✅Owen sat at the forepart of the boat.
💡this sense needs the definite article and an 'of' phrase.
❌The car has a long forepart.
✅The car has a long front end.
💡in everyday speech about cars, 'front end' or 'front' is far more natural than 'forepart'.

2. the opening or earliest section of a stretch of time, such as the first months o

2.名詞C2
釋義

the opening or earliest section of a stretch of time, such as the first months of a year or the first hours of an evening.

例句

Heavy rain fell across Yilan during the forepart of the summer, ruining many outdoor weddings.

collocation: forepart of [time period]

In the forepart of the nineteenth century, Heloísa's family ran a small bakery in Lisbon.

formal register: historical narrative

同義詞
  • beginning

    everyday neutral term; far more common

  • early part

    modern equivalent; preferred in journalism and conversation

  • first half

    use when the period is naturally divisible

  • opening

    for shorter events like meetings, films, performances

反義詞
  • latter part

    the matching formal antonym

  • end

    everyday opposite

  • close

    formal; the final portion of a period

文法句型

the forepart of [time period]

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 by the complement: sense 2 takes time-period nouns ('summer', 'century', 'evening', 'meeting'), while sense 1 takes physical-object nouns ('ship', 'horse', 'plane'). Sounds archaic in modern speech; 'early part', 'beginning', or 'first half' are far more common.

常見錯誤

❌In the forepart of yesterday, I went shopping.
✅Earlier yesterday, I went shopping.
💡this sense suits longer or more formal time periods, not a single day in casual speech.
❌The forepart of the song is slow.
✅The opening of the song is slow.
💡for music, films, or short events, native speakers use 'opening', 'beginning', or 'first part'.