lead-in

/ˈliːd ɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈliːd ɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlēd-ˌin/ (ame, mw)

lead-in — 名詞

1. a short opening piece of speech, music, or text whose job is to draw an audience

1.名詞C1
釋義

開場白；引言

節目、演說或文章前的引導開頭段落

a short opening piece of speech, music, or text whose job is to draw an audience into the main programme, talk, or article that comes next.

例句

The piano lead-in to the evening news played for ten seconds before the anchor spoke.

晚間新聞的鋼琴開場白播了十秒，主播才開口說話。

lead-in to + noun (main thing being introduced)

Tuan wrote a funny lead-in for the company podcast to grab listeners in the first minute.

Tuan 為公司 podcast 寫了一段有趣的開場白，好在第一分鐘就抓住聽眾。

collocation: write / record a lead-in

同義詞
  • intro

    informal; common in music and broadcasting

  • introduction

    broader; covers any opening section, written or spoken

  • preamble

    more formal; usually written, often longer and explanatory

文法句型

lead-in to + noun

用法筆記

Often paired with a specific medium: a TV / radio lead-in is music or speech; a written lead-in is the first paragraph of an article or report.

常見錯誤

❌The lead-in of the song is two minutes long.
✅The lead-in to the song is two minutes long.
💡use 'to' to mark what follows, not 'of'.