foreword
n.
"introduction to a literary work," 1842, from fore- + word, n.; perhaps a loan-translation of German Vorwort "preface," modeled on Latin praefatio "preface."
〔李〕[fore-=front 前；word n.言语 ⇒“the word at the front 写在前面的话”→] n. introduction or preface to a book 前言，序言