pre.fig.ure
v.tr.（及物动词）pre.fig.ured,pre.fig.ur.ing,pre.fig.ures To suggest, indicate, or represent by an antecedent form or model; presage or foreshadow:预示：以先前的形式或模式来表明、暗示或表现；预示或预报：例句：The paintings of Paul Cézanne prefigured the rise of cubism in the early 20th century.保罗·塞尚的绘画预示了20世纪初叶立体主义的兴起
To imagine or picture to oneself in advance.预想：预先想象或为己设想
来源：Middle English prefiguren 中古英语 prefiguren from Old French prefigurer 源自 古法语 prefigurer from Late Latin praefigôr3re 源自 后期拉丁语 praefigôr3re Latin prae- [pre-] 拉丁语 prae- [前缀，表.先于.] Latin figôr3re [to shape] from figôra [shape] * see dheigh- 拉丁语 figôr3re [塑造] 源自 figôra [形状] *参见 dheigh-
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prefig.urative
prefig.uratively
adv.（副词）prefig.urativeness
n.（名词）prefig.urement
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