prefigure
英 [priː'fɪgə]
美[pri'fɪɡjʊr]
GRE
中文词源
prefigure 预兆pre-,在前，figure,形成，推测。
词态变化
第三人称单数: prefigures;过去式: prefigured;过去分词: prefigured;现在分词: prefiguring;
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.
英英释意
- 1. imagine or consider beforehand;
- "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"
- 2. indicate by signs;
- "These signs bode bad news"
实用场景例句
- The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany.
- 柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Nonetheless, the important thing is this man before me, heavy as earth, who prefigures my future.
- 然而, 重要的是,这个在我面前像泥土一样沉重的 、 预示着我的未来的人.
期刊摘选
- The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany.
- 柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。
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