プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ぜんげん【前言】
❶〔前に述べた言葉〕
彼は前言を取り消した
He took back his words./He withdrew what he had said.
彼はしばしば前言を翻す
He often 「goes back on [retracts] what he said.
❷〔前置きの言葉〕
前言として事件のあらましを述べましょう
By way of introduction, I will give a brief explanation of the incident.