word order
word order — 片語
1. the way words are arranged in a sentence, question, or clause — for example, in
詞序
句中詞語的排列順序
the way words are arranged in a sentence, question, or clause — for example, in English, adjectives normally come before nouns, and a yes-no question places the helping verb before the subject.
In English, yes-no questions use a different word order from statements.
在英文中，是非問句使用的詞序和直述句不同。
word order for [question type] vs word order for [statement type]
The children often mix up the word order when they translate Korean sentences into English.
孩子們把韓文句子翻譯成英文時，常常搞錯詞序。
mix up the word order when translating
In German, the word order in a subordinate clause puts the verb at the end.
在德文中，子句的詞序會把動詞放在最後。
word order in a subordinate clause
A simple change in word order can turn a statement into a question.
稍微改變詞序就能把直述句變成問句。
change in word order
- correct word order
- wrong / incorrect word order
- basic word order
- change the word order
- learn the word order
- word order rules
- word order in [language]
- syntax
more technical; refers to the whole system of sentence structure, while word order focuses specifically on the sequence of words
- word arrangement
a common paraphrase, less formal than word order
- sentence structure
broader term that includes both word order and grammatical relationships
用法筆記
Word order is treated as an uncountable noun. It is used to talk about the rules or patterns that control how words are placed in a sentence. You can say 'the word order of Language X' or 'word order rules'.