cataphorically
adverb
languagespecializeduk/ˌkæt.əˈfɒr.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌkæt̬.əˈfɔːr.ɪ.kəl.i/in a way that refers to orreplacesa word or phrase that is usedlaterin atext:
使用指后照应词地InEnglish"this" may be used both anaphorically and cataphorically.在英语中，“this（这）”既可以用作前指代词，也可以用作后指代词。
Compare
anaphorically
- In many of theseexamples, "it" is used as agenericreferentboth anaphorically and cataphorically.
- Thirdpersonpronounsother than "it" may refer cataphorically to adefiningrelativeclause.
- Suchclausessignalcataphorically theimpendingthematicbreak.
Linguistic terms & linguistic style
- affricate
- allophone
- allophony
- anaphor
- anaphora
- chatty
- colloquial
- double entendre
- downtoner
- emphatic
- entailment
- etymological
- etymologically
- flowery
- oxymoron
- philological
- polysemy
- portmanteau word
- prescriptivism
- prescriptivist