单词 | anaphora |
释义 | Word Frequency anaphora(əˈnæfərə) or anaphor (ˈænəˌfɔː) noun 1. grammar the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word previously used in the same discourse. In the sentence John wrote the essay in the library but Peter did it at home, both did and it are examples of anaphora Compare cataphora, exophoric 2. rhetoric the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses Word origin C16: via Latin from Greek: repetition, from anapherein, from ana- + pherein to bear |
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