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}]