prequel
[ˈprikwəl]
n.
（据已问世文艺作品的情节凭想象上溯创作的）先行篇，前篇;
例句:
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Irvine Welsh discusses his prequel to Trainspotting, Skagboys.
来自BBC
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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。
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The sequel takes up right where the prequel left off ( Washington Post )
续集就是恰好从前篇结束的地方继续下去 ( 华盛顿邮报 )
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To avoid confusion , Doyle wrote it as a prequel The Adventure of the Final Problem. ""
道尔为免 困扰 读者, 把这个故事写成《最后一案》的前篇.
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This prequel takes place in Columbia, a floating city in the sky.
来自THETIMES
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No one asked Wagner for a prequel to the Ring Cycle, did they?
来自BBC