foretouch

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A touch made in advance; (by extension) a prelude or foreshadow. figuratively
    — Is it progress at all, or is it retrogression, is it light or darkness, is it civilization or a foretouch of the disrupting force of intellectual anarchy and moral decay?
动词 v.
  1. To touch beforehand; touch upon in advance. transitive

词形变化

foretouches present,singular,third-person foretouching participle,present foretouched participle,past foretouched past foretouches plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English *foretouchen, fortouchen, equivalent to fore- + touch.
词源 2
From Middle English *foretouchen, fortouchen, equivalent to fore- + touch.
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