prefigure

英 [priː'fɪgə] 美 [pri'fɪɡjʊr]
  • vt. 预示;预想

中文词源


prefigure 预兆

pre-,在前,figure,形成,推测。

英文词源


prefigure (v.)
early 15c., from Late Latin praefigurare "to prefigure," from Latin prae "before" (see pre-) + figurare "to form, shape," from figura "a shape, form, figure" (see figure (n.)). Related: Prefigured; prefiguring.

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