Word · Frequency #33130
prefigures
/priːˈfigə/
verb
预示；预先表示
prefigures is the third person singular of prefigure.
核心释义
To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.
- 1.
预先显示或暗示；预表
To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.
- 2.
预言,预见
To predict or foresee.
预见；预料；预先显示或暗示；预表；预言,预见；预示；预见
用法In use
The sudden drop in sales prefigures an economic downturn.
用法提示：prefigures 在此表示‘预示’。
His early paintings prefigured his later style.
用法提示：prefigured 表示‘预示’。
The dark clouds are prefiguring a storm.
用法提示：prefiguring 表示‘预示’。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词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
词族Word family
- prefiguration
- 预示；先兆 · prefigure + -ation
- prefigurative
- 预示性的；作为先兆的 · prefigure + -ative
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