foretype

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A type or figure occurring beforehand or in advance; forerunner; predecessor; prototype
    — The last member of the trilogy could not well rival in pathos the Homeric foretype[…]
动词 v.
  1. To make into a foretype, or exemplify as such; to foreshadow; exemplify beforehand transitive
    — Whereupon Charlie, of four, foretyped his possible future, and the present of so many, by the exhibition of what might have been called strongly interested affection: …

词形变化

foretypes plural foretypes present,singular,third-person foretyping participle,present foretyped participle,past foretyped past

词汇关系

反义词
aftertype

词源

词源 1
From fore- + type.
词源 2
From fore- + type.
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