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appositive 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. appositional: relating to or being in apposition; "an appositive noun"
  2. 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. ...
  3. (Appositives) The author further defines a new word by bracing it in commas following the given word.
  4. A noun or noun phrase that is used to identify another noun or noun phrase, or a pronoun.
  5. a word or group of words that identifies or tells more about the no= un it follows.
  6. A word or phrase that restates or modifies an immediately preceding noun. Note: An appositive is often useful as a context clue for determining or refining the meaning of the word or words to which it refers. Example: My son Enrico (appositive) is twelve years old.
  7. a phrase which renames or describes a noun, set off by commas (e.g., My friend, Melissa, is here., Mr. Martinez, our neighbor, is at the door.) [Grade 7]