cataphorically
adverb language specialized uk/ˌkæt.əˈfɒr.ɪ.kəl.i/ us/ˌkæt̬.əˈfɔːr.ɪ.kəl.i/
使用指后照应词地
in a way that refers to or replaces a word or phrase that is used later in a text
In English "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
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- In many of these examples, "it" is used as a generic referent both anaphorically and cataphorically.
- Third person pronouns other than "it" may refer cataphorically to a defining relative clause.
- Such clauses signal cataphorically the impending thematic break.