prenominal

• 语法术语，指放在所修饰名词之前的形容词，与后置形容词相对。该术语目前在专业语言学语境之外很少使用。

A grammatical term describing an adjective that is placed before the noun it modifies, as opposed to a postnominal adjective. This term is now rarely used outside of specialized linguistic contexts.

1. Position of an adjectiveC2formal

   Describing an adjective that is placed before the noun it modifies, rather than after it.

   前置的

   • In the phrase 'a red car', 'red' is a prenominal adjective.
   • Prenominal adjectives are common in English, such as 'old' in 'old house'.
   • The word 'main' is always used prenominally, as in 'main street'.

   同义词attributive