prequel

noun

1. 先篇，前篇，前传（叙述某流行图书或电影中的故事之前的事情）
   a book or a film/movie about events that happened before those in a popular book or film/movie
   1. Fans waited for years for the first Star Wars prequel.
      《星球大战》的第一部前传让影迷期待了多年。

1. N-COUNT （电影的）先行篇，前篇，前传
   A prequel is a film that is made about an earlier stage of a story or a character's life when the later part of it has already been made into a successful film.
   1. ...'Fire Walk With Me', David Lynch's prequel to the TV series 'Twin Peaks'.
      电视连续剧《双峰镇》的前传，大卫·林奇导演的《与火同行》

1. But that has set expectations for the prequel even higher, not just because of the cast or the story, but because this is a major motion picture for the Chinese market that is directed by an American woman.
   但那同时也为前传带来了更高的期望，演员阵容和故事本身是个噱头，这部中国市场的主流电影由美国女导演指导更是一大噱头了。
2. Just like with the CachedRowSet I covered in the prequel to this article, to perform an insert, we must move the cursor to a special position called "insert row".
   正如我在本文前一篇文章中提到的CachedRowSet一样，要执行插入，首先应将光标移动到名为“insertrow”的特定区域。
3. As a prequel to the Dark Knight trilogy, there may be fans who wonder how Gotham can be a true Batman series without the superhero.
   作为《蝙蝠侠》三部曲的前传，很多粉丝也许会质疑：这部没有大英雄蝙蝠侠的《哥谭》真的算蝙蝠侠系列吗？
4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is following in the footsteps of J.R.R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit, and will be divided into three stories.
   就像作家J.R.R托尔金的《指环王》前传《霍比特人》一样，《神奇动物在哪里》将被拆分成三部曲。
5. Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world.
   《神奇动物在哪里》不是《哈利波特》系列的前传或后续，而是另一部魔法世界的衍生作品。
6. Rowling said it is neither a prequel nor a sequel, but an extension of the wizarding world.
   罗琳说这不会只是前传或后传，而是霍格沃茨魔法世界的延伸。
7. The tale is set in New York, 70 years before the saga of boy wizard Potter and is described as neither a prequel or sequel, but rather an extension of author JK Rowling's popular Wizarding World of magic.
   故事以纽约为背景，在巫师男孩波特的冒险故事发生的70年前，这个故事既不是前传也不是后续，而是JK罗琳的受欢迎的魔法巫师世界故事的延伸。
8. Though Fellowes has only announced plans for the prequel to come out in book form, a television adaptation is likely, according to the BBC.
   BBC报道，Fellowes只宣布说前传将会先以小说形式出版，也有可能会改变成电视剧。
9. The story is a prequel in the sense that we get The Lone Ranger's back story told from Tonto's point of view, how he hooked up with the next lawyer called John Reid, and how together they became Wild West Vigilantes.
   本片可以说是一部前传，我们通过托通的视角来了解《独行侠》背后的故事，他如何结识律师约翰里德，他俩如何成为了西部保安。
10. Ewan McGregor is in talks to square off against Tom Hanks in "Angels& Demons," Columbia's prequel to" The Da Vinci Code "being directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer and John Calley.
    伊万·麦克格雷格正在沟通与汤姆·汉克斯出演《天使与魔鬼》一片事宜。该片是哥伦比亚制作公司拍摄的《达芬奇密码》的前传，由朗·霍华德导演，布莱恩·格雷泽和约翰·卡利制作。
11. The flick will take place decades before Harry Potter's famed story, but is not serving as a direct prequel to the seven books and eight movies.
    这部影片的时间线设置在哈利波特故事发生的几十年之前，但并不是哈利波特7本小说和8部电影的前传。
12. Yeah, it's a prequel, so
    是的，它是一部前传，所以
13. Now there is the "prequel".
    现在则有了前传。
14. This action-packed prequel tells the story of Logan, the Wolverine character in the X-Men comic franchise.
    这部动作片的续集是讲述有关罗根的故事。在X战警影片里，金刚狼的性格赋予喜剧的特性。
15. Martian Body Count "opened this week! It's the prequel to" Doctor Decimator Atomizes Mars.
    火星威龙“这周上映是”博士杀人狂大闹火星的前传。
16. 1 "the phantom menace" is the prequel of the first star war's movie a new hope.
    威胁潜伏是第一部星际大战电影新希望的前传。
17. And a prequel is also not quite suitable.
    而且前传也不是很合适。
18. So we'll have time for a prequel and a sequel.
    要快点才能预习和复习啊。
19. You are not the sequel of your parents, not the prequel of your child, nor outside article of your friends,& You are the master of your life.
    你不是父母的续集，不是孩子的前传，也不是朋友的外篇，&你是自己生活的主人。
20. Did you contribute any work to any of the Star Wars prequel movies?
    你有在任何一部星战前传电影中参与任何工作吗？