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in apposition

/ɪn ˌæpəˈzɪʃən/

翻译: 语法结构,两个名词性成分并置,其中一个对另一个作补充说明,通常不用系动词连接。

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phrase

/ɪn ˌæpəˈzɪʃən/C1formal
  • zh语法结构,两个名词性成分并置,其中一个对另一个作补充说明,通常不用系动词连接。

A grammatical construction where two noun phrases are placed side by side, with one providing additional information about the other, typically without a linking verb.

  1. Grammatical structureC1formal

    A grammatical construction where two noun phrases are placed side by side, with one describing or identifying the other.

    zh同位语

    • In the sentence 'My brother, a doctor, lives in London,' the phrase 'a doctor' is in apposition to 'my brother'.
    • The phrase 'the capital of France' is in apposition to 'Paris' in the sentence 'Paris, the capital of France, is beautiful.'
    • When a noun phrase is in apposition, it provides additional information about the preceding noun.