| 单词 | prolepsis |
| 释义 | prolepsis[ proh-lep-sis ] / proʊˈlɛp sɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prolepsis ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural pro·lep·ses [proh-lep-seez]. /proʊˈlɛp siz/.Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance. the assigning of a person, event, etc., to a period earlier than the actual one; the representation of something in the future as if it already existed or had occurred; prochronism. the use of a descriptive word in anticipation of its becoming applicable. a fundamental conception or assumption in Epicureanism or Stoicism arising spontaneously in the mind without conscious reflection; thought provoked by sense perception. Pathology. the return of an attack of a periodic disease or of a paroxysm before the expected time or at progressively shorter intervals. Origin of prolepsis1570–80; <Late Latin prolēpsis<Greek prólēpsis anticipation, preconception, equivalent to prolēp- (verbid stem of prolambánein to anticipate (pro-pro-2 + lambánein to take)) + -sis-sis OTHER WORDS FROM prolepsispro·lep·tic [proh-lep-tik], /proʊˈlɛp tɪk/, pro·lep·ti·cal, adjectivepro·lep·ti·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby prolepsisprolation, prole, proleg, prolegomenon, prolegomenous, prolepsis, proletarian, proletarianism, proletarianize, proletariat, proletarize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prolepsis
British Dictionary definitions for prolepsisprolepsis / (prəʊˈlɛpsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-siːz)a rhetorical device by which objections are anticipated and answered in advance use of a word after a verb in anticipation of its becoming applicable through the action of the verb, as flat in hammer it flat Derived forms of prolepsisproleptic, adjectiveWord Origin for prolepsisC16: via Late Latin from Greek: anticipation, from prolambanein to anticipate, from pro- ² + lambanein to take 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 Medical definitions for prolepsisprolepsis [ prō-lĕp′sĭs ] n. pl. pro•lep•ses (-sēz)The return of paroxysms of a recurrent disease at intervals that progressively become shorter. Other words from prolepsispro•lep′tic (-lĕp′tĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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