hysteron proteron
/ˈhɪstərɒnˈprɒtərɒn/noun
- Rhetoric a figure of speech in which what should come last is put first, i.e. an inversion of the natural order, for example 'I die! I faint! I fail! '【修辞】逆序法（如“我死了！我晕了！我输了！”）。
词源
mid 16th cent.: late Latin, from Greek husteron proteron 'the latter (put in place of) the former'.