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prolepsis

/pɹoʊˈlɛpsɪs/

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noun

先取り、予期

The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.

Examples :

"The prolepsis of the new school year began in June with the distribution of summer reading lists. "

新学期の先取りは、6月に夏の課題図書リストの配布から始まりました。

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noun

反論の先取り

The anticipation of an objection to an argument.

Examples :

"Before I even present my idea for the class project, I want to address a potential concern: the prolepsis is that some might think it's too ambitious, but I've already developed a detailed timeline to ensure we stay on track. "

クラスプロジェクトのアイデアを提示する前に、潜在的な懸念事項に対処したいと考えています。反論の先取りは、一部の人々がそれを野心的すぎると思うかもしれないということですが、私たちは順調に進むために、すでに詳細なタイムラインを開発しました。

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noun

先取り、予示

(grammar) A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond.

Examples :

"That test, I already aced it! (The object "it" anticipating "that test" is an example of prolepsis.) "

あのテストは、もう合格したよ！ (目的語「it」が「あのテスト」を先取りしているのは、先取りの例です。)

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noun

先入観

A so-called "preconception", i.e. a pre-theoretical notion which can lead to true knowledge of the world.

Examples :

"The child's prolepsis that all dogs are friendly, based on positive experiences with family pets, led her to approach a stray confidently, which thankfully turned out to be a kind and gentle animal. "

家族のペットとの肯定的な経験に基づき、すべての犬は友好的であるという子供の先入観は、その子が自信を持って野良犬に近づくことにつながり、幸いにもそれは親切で穏やかな動物であることが判明した。

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noun

先芽形成、側枝の発達

Growth in which lateral branches develop from a lateral meristem, after the formation of a bud or following a period of dormancy, when the lateral meristem is split from a terminal meristem.

Examples :

"The unusual spurt of new branches from the apple tree in mid-summer, long after the initial spring growth, was an example of prolepsis. "

夏の真ん中に、最初の春の成長からずっと後に、リンゴの木から新しい枝が異常に伸びたのは、先芽形成の例でした。

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noun

先取り、予示

(authorship) The practice of placing information about the ending of a story near the beginning, as a literary device.

Examples :

"The movie used prolepsis when it showed the main character receiving a "Missing" poster with her own face on it in the very first scene, even though we didn't yet know she would disappear. "

その映画は、まだ彼女がいなくなることを知らなかったにもかかわらず、最初のシーンで主人公が自分の顔が写った「行方不明」のポスターを受け取る様子を見せることで、先取りの手法を用いた。

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