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prolepsis

/pɹoʊˈlɛpsɪs/

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noun

预叙, 先期叙述

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. "

新学年预叙的开始是六月份，当时就发放了暑期阅读书单。

time language literature grammar

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noun

预先反驳，先发制人。

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. "

在我正式提出课堂项目的想法之前，我想先解决一个潜在的问题：这个想法预先会遇到的反对意见可能是有人觉得它太有野心了，但我已经制定了详细的时间表，以确保我们按时完成。

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noun

预先提及, 先期照应

(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.) "

那个考试，我已经考过了！ (这里的“它”提前指代“那个考试”，就是一个预先提及的例子。)

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noun

预先概念，前概念。

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. "

这个孩子因为和家里的宠物狗相处愉快，心中就有了“所有的狗都很友善”的预先概念 (yùxiān gàiniàn)。这个先入为主的想法 (xiānrùwéizhǔ de xiǎngfǎ)让她自信地接近一只流浪狗，幸好那只狗也很友善温顺。

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noun

先出叶现象, 先出枝现象

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. "

那棵苹果树在盛夏时节突然冒出许多新枝，远晚于春天最初的生长，这是一种典型的先出枝现象。

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noun

预叙，先叙法.

(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. "

这部电影使用了预叙手法，在第一个场景就展示了主角收到一张印有自己照片的“失踪”海报，虽然当时我们还不知道她会失踪。

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