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endocentric

/ˌen.doʊˈsen.trɪk/

翻译: 语言学术语,指一个复合词是其中心成分的下位词(例如“卧室”是一种房间)。

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adjective

/ˌen.doʊˈsen.trɪk/C2formalscientific
  • zh语言学术语,指一个复合词是其中心成分的下位词(例如“卧室”是一种房间)。

A linguistic term describing a compound word where the compound is a hyponym of its head element (e.g., 'bedroom' is a type of room).

  1. Grammatical property of compoundsC2formal

    Describing a compound word or phrase whose grammatical category matches that of its head (main constituent), meaning it fulfills the role of one of its components.

    zh向心结构

    • The compound 'blackbird' is endocentric because it is a noun like its head 'bird'.
    • In an endocentric construction, the head determines the syntactic function of the whole.
    • Linguists classify many English compounds as endocentric, such as 'flowerpot' acting as a noun like 'pot'.
    • An exocentric compound, by contrast, does not share the category of any constituent.

    同义词headed

    反义词exocentric

词形
  • more endocentric comparative form
  • most endocentric superlative form