cataphora
/kəˈtæfərə/noun
mass noun
- Grammar the use of a word or phrase that refers to or stands for a later word or phrase (e.g. the pronoun he in he may be approaching 37, but Jeff has no plans to retire from the sport yet)【语法】后指(如he may be approaching 37, but Jeff has no plans to retire from the sport yet中的代词he)。比较ANAPHORA.
派生词
cataphoric
/ˌkætəˈfɔːrɪk/ adjectivecataphorically
adverb词源
1970s: from CATA- on the pattern of anaphora.