modifier

/ˈmɒdɪfaɪə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɑːdɪfaɪər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmä-də-ˌfī(-ə)r/ (ame, mw)

modifier — 名詞

  • modifiersingular
  • modifiersplural

1. a grammar word or expression that adds detail to another word or makes its meani

1.名詞B2
釋義

修飾語

替別的詞補充或限制意思

a grammar word or expression that adds detail to another word or makes its meaning more exact.

例句

Ramón circled 'very' because it is a modifier of 'cold'.

Ramón 把「very」圈起來，因為它是「cold」的修飾語。

adverb modifier before an adjective

Élise used 'in the library' as a modifier of 'students'.

Élise 把「in the library」用作「students」的修飾語。

phrase modifier after a noun

同義詞
  • qualifier

    another grammar term, often used for information that narrows meaning rather than every kind of added detail

  • descriptor

    broader and less technical; it can describe the function without being a formal grammar label

用法筆記

Usually placed close to the word it changes. In grammar lessons, the label can cover a single word, a phrase, or sometimes a whole clause.

常見錯誤

❌Blue is the noun in "blue car".
✅Blue is a modifier in "blue car".
💡here 'blue' adds information about the noun instead of naming the thing itself.
❌Very is a modifier of the whole sentence in "very tired".
✅Very is a modifier of "tired" in "very tired".
💡it strengthens the adjective, not the whole statement.

2. a gene that changes how strongly another gene shows its effect.

2.名詞C2
釋義

修飾基因

會改變另一基因表現的基因

a gene that changes how strongly another gene shows its effect.

例句

Nkechi explained that the modifier made the coat-color gene weaker.

Nkechi 解釋說，這個修飾基因讓毛色基因的作用變弱。

modifier gene changing another gene's effect

Tara found a modifier near the gene for seed size.

Tara 在控制種子大小的基因附近找到一個修飾基因。

用法筆記

Used mainly in genetics. The modifier does not produce the main trait by itself; it changes how another gene is expressed.

常見錯誤

❌The modifier gene created the trait with no help from other genes.
✅The modifier gene changed how strongly another gene showed the trait.
💡a modifier gene affects another gene's result instead of acting alone.