adumbrate
Definition
To indicate or foreshadow something; to give a clear but indirect indication of the future or someone or something else, often as a way to prepare or consider for something that will be present, occur, or happen eventually, in the future, sometimes obscure or not yet clear.
中文 指示或预示某事;给出明确但间接的未来或某人或某物的迹象,常常是为了准备或考虑将来会出现、发生或发生的东西。
Example
"The author sought to adumbrate the complexity of the historical times."