prefigure [ˌpriːˈfɪɡə(r)] 词根:figur = to shape 塑造 单词:prefigure = pre + figur + e 解析:pre = beforehand 事先,e v.= 动词尾缀 = to shape sth beforehand 事先把某物塑造出来 释义:预想,设想 举个例子:He was not what I prefigured him. 例子释义:他不是我预想的样子。 拓展: 与predict相比,prefigure是主观预测,可以毫无根据的凭空想象,而predict则是根据事实进行推测的结果,客观性更强一些。