释义 |
cataphoric I. cata·phor·ic \|kad.ə|fȯrik\ adjective Etymology: Greek kataphorein to carry down, wash downstream (from kata- cata- + phorein to carry, freq. of pherein) + English -ic : of or relating to cataphoresis II. cat·a·phor·ic \¦kad.ə¦fȯrik\ adjective : of or relating to cataphora ; especially : being a word or phrase (as a pronoun) that takes its reference from a following word or phrase (as her in “before her Jane saw nothing but desert”) — compare anaphoric in the Dict |