序幕
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Meanings
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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
curtain-raiser; prologue
Refers to the opening act of a play or, by extension, the beginning of an event. Often used metaphorically for the start of something significant.
That incident became the prologue to the war.
The ceremony's curtain-raiser began with the national anthem.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉の序幕が上がるthe curtain rises on the opening act of〈event〉
The curtain rose on the opening act of a new era.
- 〈事〉の序幕を切るto open the curtain on / kick off〈event〉
His election opened the curtain on the reforms.
- 〈事〉の序幕となるto mark the opening act of〈event〉
This incident marked the opening act of the war.