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prolepsis

/proh-lep-sis/US // proʊˈlɛp sɪs //UK // (prəʊˈlɛpsɪs) //

近义词,近亲繁殖,近似值,近似的

Related Words

misplacement错位,误置,错置,错误定位solecism独裁主义,独断专行,鳎目鱼,独裁症misdate错误的日期,过错日期,误期,过错的日期postdate日期后,过期日期,过期时间,过往日期

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pro·lep·ses [proh-lep-seez]. /proʊˈlɛp siz/.

    • : Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
    • : the assigning of a person, event, etc., to a period earlier than the actual one; the representation of something in the future as if it already existed or had occurred; prochronism.
    • : the use of a descriptive word in anticipation of its becoming applicable.
    • : a fundamental conception or assumption in Epicureanism or Stoicism arising spontaneously in the mind without conscious reflection; thought provoked by sense perception.
    • : Pathology. the return of an attack of a periodic disease or of a paroxysm before the expected time or at progressively shorter intervals.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inanachronism
Synonyms
misplacement错位,误置,错置,错误定位solecism独裁主义,独断专行,鳎目鱼,独裁症chronological error时序错误,按时间顺序的错误metachronism错位,错位性,错乱,现代化misdate错误的日期,过错日期,误期,过错的日期postdate日期后,过期日期,过期时间,过往日期

Examples

  • An instance of prolepsis, or "anticipation" in the use of a word.

  • It was a prolepsis of the soul, reaching upward towards its source and goal.

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