| 单词 | hysteron proteron |
| 释义 | hysteron proteron[ his-tuh-ron -prot-uh-ron ] / ˈhɪs təˌrɒn ˈprɒt əˌrɒn / noun Rhetoric.a figure of speech in which the logical order of two elements in discourse is reversed, as in “bred and born” for “born and bred.” Origin of hysteron proteron1555–65; <Late Latin <Greek hýsteron (neuter of hýsteros) latter + próteron (neuter of próteros) former Words nearby hysteron proteronhysterolysis, hysterometer, hysteromyoma, hysteromyomectomy, hysteromyotomy, hysteron proteron, hysterooophorectomy, hysteropathy, hysteropexy, hysteroplasty, hysterorrhaphy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hysteron proteron
British Dictionary definitions for hysteron proteronhysteron proteron / (ˈhɪstəˌrɒn ˈprɒtəˌrɒn) / nounlogic a fallacious argument in which the proposition to be proved is assumed as a premise rhetoric a figure of speech in which the normal order of two sentences, clauses, etc, is reversed, as in bred and born (for born and bred) Word Origin for hysteron proteronC16: from Late Latin, from Greek husteron proteron the latter (placed as) former Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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