- prefigure (v.)
[prefigure 词源字典]
- early 15c., from Late Latin praefigurare "to prefigure," from Latin prae "before" (see pre-) + figurare "to form, shape," from figura "a shape, form, figure" (see figure (n.)). Related: Prefigured; prefiguring.[prefigure etymology, prefigure origin, 英语词源]