attributive

IPA/əˈtrɪbjətɪv/
IPA/əˈtrɪbjətɪv/

attributive — 形容詞

  • attributivepositive
  • more attributivecomparative
  • most attributivesuperlative

1. in grammar, describing a word or phrase that sits directly in front of a noun an

1.形容詞C2
釋義

定語

指放在名詞前作修飾

in grammar, describing a word or phrase that sits directly in front of a noun and modifies it, as 'red' in 'a red bag' or 'school' in 'school bus'

例句

In 'a noisy street', noisy is attributive because it comes before the noun.

在 "a noisy street" 裡，noisy 是定語用法，因為它放在名詞前面。

definition cue: before the noun

The teacher marked 'school' as an attributive noun in the phrase 'school bus'.

老師把 "school bus" 裡的 school 標成定語名詞。

collocation: attributive noun

常見搭配
  • attributive adjective
  • attributive noun
  • attributive use
  • attributive position
  • purely attributive
  • strictly attributive
同義詞
  • prenominal

    more technical and strongly focused on position before the noun

  • adnominal

    broader technical term for something attached to a noun, not always limited to this exact position

  • noun-modifying

    plain descriptive label rather than a formal grammar term

反義詞
  • predicative

    used after a linking verb instead of before the noun

  • postpositive

    placed directly after the noun it modifies

文法句型

be attributive

attributive + adjective

attributive + noun

attributive + use / position

用法筆記

Most often appears in grammar teaching or linguistics, especially in patterns like 'be attributive' and 'an attributive adjective'. Distinguish from 'predicative', which describes a word used after a linking verb, as in 'the child is happy'.

常見錯誤

In "the child is happy", happy is attributive.
In "the happy child", happy is attributive.
'attributive' means the word comes before the noun it modifies.
Quickly is attributive in "She ran quickly.
School is attributive in "school uniform.
adverbs modify verbs, but attributive words modify nouns.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • attributive adjective
  • attributive noun
  • attributive use
  • attributive position