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单词 hysteron proteron
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hys•ter•on prot•er•on  (histə ron′ protə ron′).USA pronunciation [Rhet.]
  1. Rhetorica figure of speech in which the logical order of two elements in discourse is reversed, as in "bred and born'' for "born and bred.''
  • Greek hýsteron (neuter of hýsteros) latter + próteron (neuter of próteros) former
  • Late Latin
  • 1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hysteron proteron /ˈhɪstəˌrɒn ˈprɒtəˌrɒn/ n
  1. a fallacious argument in which the proposition to be proved is assumed as a premise
  2. 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)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin, from Greek husteron proteron the latter (placed as) former
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