procatalepsis

发音

其它 /ˌpɹəʊkætəˈlɛpsɪs/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A rhetorical exercise in which the speaker raises an objection to his own argument and then immediately answers it, in an attempt to strengthen the argument by dealing with possible counter-arguments.

  2. 2.

    Rebuttal of anticipated objections.

  3. 3.

    Left dislocation.

    语言学

词源

From Latin procatalepsis (“anticipating and answering an objection”), from Ancient Greek προκατάληψις (prokatálēpsis, “seizing in advance”).

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