| 词汇 | gradability |
| 释义 | gradability noun[ U ] language specializeduk /ɡreɪ.dəˈbɪl.ə.ti/ us /ɡreɪ.dəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ the quality of being gradable (= able to be used in the comparative or superlative, or with words such as 'very' or 'quite'): 可分级性 On the gradability of these adjectives, see below.关于这些形容词的可分级性，请见下文。 The gradability of an adjective is reflected in its ability to express comparison.形容词的可分级性反映在其表达比较的能力上。 See gradable The gradability of adjectives has important consequences for their grammatical behaviour. The gradability of adjectives of comparison is more restricted than that of ordinary adjectives. This characteristic is known as gradability. Linguistics: grammatical terms ablative apposition appositive appositively attributively collocate concord dative feminine genitive indirect object inflected nominal plural post-modifier postposition postpositional postpositive postpositively syntax Examples of gradabilitygradability In that study, monosyllabic adjectives were manipulated for both frequency and gradability and disyllabic adjectives of different ending types, for frequency only. Chapter 3 then returns to semantics, this time considering gradability in adjectives. In section 3.3 below, we propose a semantic account of these data, based on gradability. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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