prequels

英

美 [ˈprikwɛlz]

n. 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)
prequel的复数

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》

点击展开全文

In America, camping out in line is only for wastes of time like Star Wars prequels or iPads, but Chinese people need to camp out for days to register for housing or even get into some kindergartens.
在美国，露营排队只是为了星球大战前传和Ipads才去花这个米国时间的，但是中国人却要为了争抢购买房名额和孩子进幼儿园名额去露营排队。
But despite his success, many fans believed George Lucas went over to the dark side with the prequels.
但是尽管他的巨大成功，许多粉丝认为乔治卢卡斯随着《星球大战前转》正在走向衰退。
The stunt coordinator for all of the Star Wars prequels.
他做过所有星战前传的特技协调人。
Even though Austen ended all her books with a definitive full stop, dozens of imitators have added sequels and prequels, new endings and new beginnings.
虽然奥斯汀为自己的著作都画上了圆满的句号，可一些临摹作家添油加醋地写些续集和前传，增添一些新的结尾和新的开始。
There is a lot about your work in the prequels that we can't talk about yet.
你在前传中的许多工作我们仍然不能谈论。