单词	prefiguration
释义	prefiguration noun pre·​fig·​u·​ra·​tion (ˌ)prē-ˌfi-gyə-ˈrā-shən  -gə- 1 : the act of prefiguring : the state of being prefigured 2 : something that prefigures prefigurative ˌprē-ˈfi-gyə-rə-tiv  -gə- adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Since the early 20th century, Cycladic figures have had iconic power for contemporary artists, as an ancient prefiguration of abstraction. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 The pharaoh’s monotheism is presented as a prefiguration of the Abrahamic relationship between God and man. Mary Spencer, National Review, 14 Dec. 2019 Children, groups of friends, couples, and elderly people perch on the moon’s hook, beaming into the camera, acting out a carnivalesque prefiguration of the events of 1969. Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 10 July 2019 Tragically truncated lives tend to be told in reverse, as narratives of inevitability, thick with prefigurations of death. Leah Ollman, latimes.com, 5 July 2019 In other words, the bronze serpent is a prefiguration of Christ’s Crucifixion and the world’s salvation. Jason Farago, New York Times, 26 July 2017 Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
随便看	preplaced preplacement preplaces preplacing relaces relacing relacquer relacquered relacquering relacquers relafens relaid relamp relanded relanding relands relandscape relandscaped relandscapes relandscaping relapse relapsed relapser relapsers relapses

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