英语单词

prolepsis是什么意思

prolepsis

英 [prəʊ'lepsɪs; -'liːpsɪs] 美 [pro'lɛpsɪs]
  • n. 预期;预辩法;预期叙述法;提早发作

英文词源


prolepsis (n.)
1570s, "the taking of something anticipated as already done or existing," from Latin prolepsis, from Greek prolepsis "an anticipating," literally "a taking beforehand," from prolambanein "to take before," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + lambanein "to take" (see analemma). Related: Proleptic; proleptical; proleptically.

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