appositional

adjective
🔊/ˌæpəˈzɪʃənl/
🔊/ˌæpəˈzɪʃənl/
(also appositive
🔊/əˈpɒzətɪv/
🔊/əˈpɑːzətɪv/
)
[usually before noun] (grammar语法)
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  1. (of a noun phrase) coming immediately after another noun or noun phrase that refers to the same person or thing同位
    • In the phrase ‘Paris, the capital of France’, ‘the capital of France’ is an appositional clause/phrase.在短语“法国的首都巴黎”中,“法国的首都”是一个附加条款/词组。
    Topics Languagec2

appositional

noun
🔊/ˌæpəˈzɪʃənl/
🔊/ˌæpəˈzɪʃənl/
(also appositive
🔊/əˈpɒzətɪv/
🔊/əˈpɑːzətɪv/
)
(grammar语法)
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  1. a noun phrase that comes immediately after another noun or noun phrase that refers to the same person or thing同位
    • Journalists are prone to pile up appositives between subject and verb.记者倾向于在主语和动词之间堆积同义语。
    Topics Languagec2