pro-form

noun
🔊/ˈprəʊ fɔːm/
🔊/ˈprəʊ fɔːrm/
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  1. a word that depends on another part of the sentence or text for its meaning, for example ‘her’ in ‘I like Ruth but I don’t love her.’替代形式(意义依上下文而定,如 I like Ruth but I don't love her 中的 her)