伏笔用英语怎么说？

伏笔

• [fú bǐ]
  a hint foreshadowing later developments in a story, essay, etc.，foreshadowing，an anticipatory remark in a story, an essay, etc.

例句

• The beginning of the story foreshadows the tragic ending. 故事的开端为悲剧性的结尾埋下了伏笔.
• This episode carries a foreshadowing of what is to follow later on in the story. 这件事为以后故事情节的发展埋下了伏笔.
• Writers use foreshadowing to create interest and to build suspense. 作者使用伏笔去创造兴趣或设立悬念.
• Outwardly this looked like the beginning of a terrific programme but the stage was actually set for a major disaster. 表面上，这似乎是开启了一个极棒的项目，但实际上却是为一场大的灾难埋下了伏笔。
• ...a political initiative which would prepare the ground for war. 为战争埋下了伏笔的政治倡议

汉语词典释义

• 词语 伏笔
  拼音 fú bǐ
  解释 (名)文章里前段为后段埋伏的线索.偏正式:伏(笔.课文前一段为后一段打下了~.(作宾语)
  构成 偏正式：伏（笔
  例句 课文前一段为后一段打下了～。（作宾语）
  释义

  (名)文章里前段为后段埋伏的线索。