prefigure是什么意思？

prefigure

英[ˌpri:ˈfɪgə(r)] 美[ˌpriˈfɪgjər]

• vt. 预示，预兆；
• n. 预示，预兆，预想；
• adj. 预示的，预兆的；

第三人称单数：prefigures;

过去式：prefigured;

过去分词：prefigured;

现在分词：prefiguring;

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  预示；预兆
  If one thing prefigures another, it is a first indication which suggests or determines that the second thing will happen.
  例句
  The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany. 柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  预示,预兆
  The paintings of Paul Cezanne prefigured the rise of cubism in the early 20th century. 保罗·塞尚的绘画预示了20世纪初叶立体主义的兴起。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. imagine or consider beforehand;
  "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"
  2. indicate by signs;
  "These signs bode bad news"