prefigure

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. That which prefigures or appears to predict; a harbinger.
    — Quite different is the way in which the tomboy girled the rebel narrative. In recent years, queer theorists have taken a deep interest in the tomboy as a prefigure for the butch dyke.
动词 v.
  1. To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.
    — Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai, all prefigure NRx urban futures.
  2. To predict or foresee.

词形变化

prefigures present,singular,third-person prefiguring participle,present prefigured participle,past prefigured past prefigures plural

词汇关系

近义词
presage portend forereckon foreshadow announce
衍生词
prefigurable prefigurement unprefigured

词源

词源 1
From Middle English prefiguren, from Latin praefigurare, from figurare (“to shape, picture”).
词源 2
From Middle English prefiguren, from Latin praefigurare, from figurare (“to shape, picture”).
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