单词 | hysteron proteron |
释义 | Word Frequency hysteron proteron(ˈhɪstəˌrɒn ˈprɒtəˌrɒn) noun 1. logic a fallacious argument in which the proposition to be proved is assumed as a premise 2. rhetoric a figure of speech in which the normal order of two sentences, clauses, etc, is reversed, as in bred and born (for born and bred) Word origin C16: from Late Latin, from Greek husteron proteron the latter (placed as) former |
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