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前置代码(置于一组号码前的数字或字母,表示所属区域等)
A prefix is one or more numbers or letters added to the beginning of a code number to indicate, for example, what area something belongs to.
例句
To telephone from the US use the prefix 011 33 before the numbers given here...
如果从美国打电话,就要在所给号码前加拨011 33。
I soon learnt to read the licence plates' prefixes.
我很快就学会了识别牌照前面的代码。