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appositions 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˌapəˈziSHən/,
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appositions, plural;
  1. The positioning of things or the condition of being side by side or close together

  2. A relationship between two or more words or phrases in which the two units are grammatically parallel and have the same referent (e.g., my friend Sue; the first U.S. President, George Washington

  1. (apposition) a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition"
  2. (apposition) (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
  3. (apposition) juxtaposition: the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
  4. Apposition is a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side, with one element serving to define or modify the other. When this device is used, the two elements are said to be in apposition. ...
  5. (apposition) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, either having the same syntactic function in the sentence; The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases; The quality of being side-by-side, apposed instead of being opposed, ...
  6. (apposition) the juxtaposition of two nouns, the second of which clarifies the first. "The man, a leather-clad hoodlum, bolted from the scene when the police showed up."
  7. (Apposition) A motion involving a grasping of the thumb and fingers.
  8. (APPOSITION) the laying down of, or addition of.
  9. (Apposition) From ad, near and positus, placed. It describes the construction in which one noun is placed next to another so as to modify it. George, a friend of mine, is going to meet us at the theater. Friend is in apposition to (or with) George. ...
  10. (apposition) n. - juxtaposition; Grammar, putting two nouns or phrases together as attributive or adjunct terms; relationship of such nouns or phrases. appositive, adj.