词汇 | postpositively |
释义 | postpositively adverb language specializeduk /ˌpəʊstˈpɒz.ə.tɪv.li/ us /ˌpoʊstˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv.li/ In grammar, if an adjective, etc. occurs postpositively, it comes after the word it modifies(= whose meaning it limits or adds to). : "Elect", as in "the president elect", is one of a very small number of adjectives that occur postpositively. These adjectives can only be positioned predicatively or postpositively. "Redux" belongs to a small class of English adjectives that are always used postpositively, that is, they always follow the words they modify. Linguistics: grammatical terms ablative apposition appositive appositively attributively collocate concord dative feminine genitive indirect object inflected nominal plural plurally post-modifier postposition postpositional postpositive syntax Compareattributively predicatively |
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