prefigure

vt. 预示, 预见, 预想

发音

US /pɹiːfɪɡjɚ/

词形变化

prefigures 复数 prefigured prefigures 三单 prefigures prefigureth prefiguring prefiguring 现在分词 prefigured 过去式 prefigured 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    That which prefigures or appears to predict; a harbinger.

v.
  1. 1.

    To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.

  2. 2.

    To predict or foresee.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

predict omen forecast bode augur foretell auspicate betoken foreshadow portend

上位词 8

point imagine signal indicate envisage bespeak betoken ideate

下位词 2

threaten foreshow

词源

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

来源：wiktionary