预示,预表,预想
Prefiguration \Pre*fig`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. praefiguratio.] The act of prefiguring, or the state of being prefigured. A variety of prophecies and prefigurations. --Norris.
prefiguration n 1: an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come 2: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand [syn: {foreshadowing}, {adumbration}]