| 单词 | hysteron proteron |
| 例句 | The repeated “He,” has a sarcastic tone, and the hysteron proteron in the second sentence foregrounds this notion on which the argument turns: Is pride really a bad thing? Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The fathers, with the usual undiscernment of contemporaries, by a most natural hysteron proteron conceived the latter union to be the work, product, and result of the constitution. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z His only rule is that of hysteron proteron, or putting the cart before the horse. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z This is one of the finest instances on record of the popular figure which grammarians call the hysteron proteron, and ordinary folk describe as putting the cart before the horse. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science To say that the name was invented to degrade the race, some of whose members were reduced to slavery, is to be guilty of what in grammar is called a hysteron proteron. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens |
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