cataphor
/ˈkætəfə(r)/noun
- Grammar a word or phrase that refers to or stands for a later word or phrase (e.g. in when they saw Ruth, the men looked slightly abashed, they is used as a cataphor for the men)【语法】后指词（如在when they saw Ruth, the men looked slightly abashed中的they即为the men的后指词）。
词源
late 20th cent.: back-formation from CATAPHORA.