inaugural statement; foreword
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inaugural statement; foreword; introductory article
formalA formal article published in the inaugural issue of a periodical (magazine, journal, newsletter) explaining its purpose, scope, and editorial stance.
Zhè这
běn本
zá杂
zhì志
de的
fā发
kān刊
cí词
qīng清
xī晰
de地
chǎn阐
shù述
le了
tā它
de的
chuàng创
bàn办
lǐ理
niàn念
。
The magazine's inaugural statement clearly expounds its founding philosophy.
Zhǔ主
biān编
zài在
fā发
kān刊
cí词
zhōng中
chéng承
nuò诺
jiāng将
jiān坚
chí持
gāo高
zhì质
liàng量
de的
xué学
shù术
biāo标
zhǔn准
。
In the foreword, the editor-in-chief promises to uphold high academic standards.
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Yuè阅
dú读
fā发
kān刊
cí词
shì是
liǎo了
jiě解
yī一
běn本
xīn新
kān刊
wù物
zuì最
hǎo好
de的
fāng方
shì式
。
Reading the introductory article is the best way to understand a new periodical.
Nà那
piān篇
zhù著
míng名
de的
fā发
kān刊
cí词
hòu后
lái来
bèi被
shōu收
lù录
jìn进
le了
zuò作
zhě者
de的
wén文
jí集
。
That famous inaugural statement was later included in the author's collected works.