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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /(ˌ)fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/, /fə-/
• (General American) IPA: /fɔɹˈʃædoʊɪŋ/, /fəɹ-/
• 韻: -ædəʊɪŋ
• ハイフネーション: fore‧sha‧dow‧ing

名詞

foreshadowing (usually uncountable, plural foreshadowings)

1. Synonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically (usually uncountable, literature, narratology), a literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.

   (literature, narratology): Coordinate terms: backshadowing, sideshadowing

   The roses blooming before Rose herself bloomed was excellent foreshadowing.

   • 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN:

     As an experienced editor I disapprove of backflashes, foreshadowings and tricksy devices […]

動詞

foreshadowing

1. present participle and gerund of foreshadow

Further reading

• foreshadowing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “foreshadowing, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2025.
• “foreshadowing, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.