prefigure
/priːˈfɪgə(r)/verb
with obj.
1
- be an early indication or version of (something)预示; 预兆：
the Hussite movement prefigured the Reformation.
胡斯运动预示着宗教改革的到来。
2
- archaic imagine beforehand〈古〉预想, 预见：
she had prefigured her small pilgrimage as made in solitude.
她原来预想自己短程朝圣之行将是孤独之旅。
派生词
prefiguration
nounprefigurative
adjectiveprefigurement
noun词源
late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin praefigurare 'represent beforehand'， from prae 'before'+figurare 'to form， fashion'.