Word · Frequency #33130
prefigure
/priːˈfigə/
verb
预示；预先表示
To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.
- 1.
To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.
预先显示或暗示；预表
- 2.
To predict or foresee.
预言,预见
预见；预料；预先显示或暗示；预表；预言,预见；预示；预见
In use
The sudden drop in sales prefigures an economic downturn.
His early paintings prefigured his later style.
The dark clouds are prefiguring a storm.
prefigure + noun phrase
The economic downturn prefigured a period of hardship.
经济衰退预示着一段困难时期。
prefigure + that-clause
The early experiments prefigured that the theory would hold.
早期的实验预示该理论成立。
prefigure + wh-clause
No one could prefigure what the future held.
Connections
Confusing words
- foreshadow
- 预示 · prefigure指通过想象或概念预先呈现，foreshadow侧重在故事或事件中通过暗示提前透露
- predict
- 预言 · prefigure强调预先想象或概念化，predict强调基于知识或证据提前陈述未来事件
Word family
- prefiguration
- 预示；先兆 · prefigure + -ation
- prefigurative
- 预示性的；作为先兆的 · prefigure + -ative
Learner notes
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