名詞 prolepsis:

1. anticipating and answering objections in advance

pro.lep.sis

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 pro.lep.ses[-sôz]
The anachronistic representation of something as existing before its proper or historical time, as inthe precolonial United States.
預(yù)期的敘述：對某事的年代錯誤的描述，如存在于其適當(dāng)?shù)幕驓v史的時間之前，如在殖民前的美國 中

The assignment of something, such as an event or a name, to a time that precedes it, as inIf you tell the cops, you`re a dead man.
預(yù)期：把未發(fā)生的事，比如事件或稱呼，當(dāng)作已發(fā)生來描繪，比如在如果你通知警察，你就變成了一個死人 中
The use of a descriptive word in anticipation of the act or circumstances that would make it applicable, asdry in They drained the lake dry.
預(yù)詞法：描述性的詞的使用，可預(yù)期使之適合于描述的行為或情形，比如dry（干） 在 They drained the lake dry 中
The anticipation and answering of an objection or argument before one`s opponent has put it forward.
預(yù)辯法：預(yù)料和應(yīng)答對方可能提出的反對或辯論

來源：
Late Latin prolôpsis
后期拉丁語 prolôpsis
from Greek prolôpsis
源自 希臘語 prolôpsis
from prolambanein [to anticipate]
源自 prolambanein [期待]
pro- [before] * see pro- 2
pro- [在…之前] *參見 pro-2
lambanein lôp- [to take]
lambanein lôp- [拿起]

【引伸】
prolep.tic