cataphora
noun [ U ] language specialized uk/kəˈtæf.ər.ə/ us/kəˈtæf.ər.ə/
指后照应词的使用
the use of cataphors (= words that refer to and replace other words used later in a text)
An example of cataphora would be: "If you want some, there's coffee in the pot." 这是一个使用指后照应词的例子：“如果你想喝点（咖啡），壶里有咖啡。”
Compare: anaphora
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- The interest lies in the writers' selection of pronouns, either he or they in anaphora, or he/they/those in cataphora.
- The personal pronouns he and they are the major variants in cataphora in the 16th century.
- Cataphora is particularly common in formal contexts, using an expression such as "this" or "the following".
- These are instances of cataphora, where the full referent is introduced in a following clause.