a word that refers to or has the same meaning as a later word. For example in ‘When he saw me, Steve looked shocked’, ‘he’ is a cataphor for ‘Steve’. Topics Languagec2后指词,下指语(如 When he saw me, Steve looked shocked 中的 he 是 Steve 的后指词) Word Originlate 20th cent.: back-formation from cataphora.