pre·fig·u·ra·tion /(ˌ)priˌfɪgjəˈreʃən, gə-/
預示,預表,預想
Pre·fig·u·ra·tion n. The act of prefiguring, or the state of being prefigured.
A variety of prophecies and prefigurations. --Norris.
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prefiguration
n 1: an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
2: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing
beforehand [syn: foreshadowing, adumbration]