| 词汇 | example_english_adjective-phrase |
| 释义 | adjective phrasecollocation in Englishmeanings of adjectiveand phraseThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with phrase. adjective noun[C] uk /ˈædʒ.ek.tɪv/ us /ˈædʒ.ek.tɪv/ a word that describes a noun ... See more at adjective phrase noun[C] uk /freɪz/ us /freɪz/ language a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, ... See more at phrase Examples of adjective phraseThese 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. But the fact that an adjectivephrase can also readily be introduced by a member of the lexical category adverb is not mentioned. This can be shown structurally by the fact that such does not substitute for the whole noun phrase 'conscientious students', but solely for the adjectivephrase 'conscientious'. The predicative complement could be an adjective or adjectivephrase, a noun or noun phrase, a preposition phrase or even a verb phrase (headed by a participle). The distinguishing characteristic of an attributive adjectivephrase is that it appears inside the noun phrase that it modifies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The same is true of "very long"; it is an adjectivephrase in line with its part "long", which is an adjective. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An adjectivephrase may include both modifiers before the adjective and a complement after it, as in "very difficult to put away". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Similarly, the term "adjectival phrase" is commonly used for any phrase in attributive position, whether it is technically an adjectivephrase, noun phrase, or prepositional phrase. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. One such case of subjectorientation in functions other than adverbial can be found in structures of premodification in adjective phrases. To call identifying such a 'proadjective' suggests that it can only be associated with adjective phrases. Only adjective phrases headed by intensified adjectives can occur outside the noun phrase, and such, being inherently intensifying, enables its phrase to occur outside noun phrases without requiring further modification. This processing difficulty would also be avoided if all adjective phrases followed the noun, and the functional explanation fails to explain why this option is not followed. Adjective phrases containing complements after the adjective can not normally be used as attributive adjectives "before" a noun. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Similarly, adjective phrases and adverb phrases function as if they were adjectives or adverbs, but with other types of phrases the terminology has different implications. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Concepts represent sets of closely related natural language phrases, which could be noun phrases, verb phrases, adjective phrases, or clauses. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of adjective Go to the definition of phrase See other collocations with phrase |
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