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foreshadowing

UK //fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ//US //fɔːrˈʃædoʊɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'foreshadowen',由 'fore-'(提前)和 'shadow'(影子)组成,字面意思是'提前投下影子',后引申为文学预示手法。

noun

❶ 在文学或影视作品中,通过暗示或线索提前预示未来事件发展的写作手法,常用来制造悬念或铺垫情节。

“The dark clouds in the opening scene are a clear foreshadowing of the storm to come.”

(开场时出现的乌云明显预示着即将到来的风暴。)

“Her nightmare about falling was an early foreshadowing of the plane crash later in the story.”

(她关于坠落的噩梦是对故事后期飞机坠毁的早期预示。)

同义词:prefiguration, forewarning, omen

常见短语

use foreshadowing — 指作者在创作中有意识地运用预示手法,为后续情节发展埋下伏笔。

“The mystery writer expertly used foreshadowing to hint at the killer's identity.”

(这位推理小说家巧妙地运用伏笔暗示了凶手的身份。)