(rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse
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In the exordium part, we have a brief introduction to this music drama, elucidating the difficulties and significance of the study. 在绪论部分，首先对此剧的概况做了简单的介绍，阐明了研究的意义与难度。
The exordium briefly introduces the status in quo of the research on ci lyric in paintings and the anticipated breakthrough of the thesis. 绪论部分简要介绍了题画词研究的现状和论文的预期突破。
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[ɪg'zɔːdɪəm]
