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apposition

UK //ˌæpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n//US //ˌæpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n//

词源

源自拉丁语 'appositio',意为'放置、添加',由'ad-'(向)和'ponere'(放置)组成。

noun

❶ 指两个名词或名词短语并列放置,第二个名词对第一个名词进行解释或补充说明的语法结构。

“In the phrase 'my friend the doctor', 'the doctor' is in apposition to 'my friend'.”

(在短语'my friend the doctor'中,'the doctor'与'my friend'是同位关系。)

“The title 'President' is often used in apposition to a person's name.”

(头衔'President'经常与人的名字同位使用。)

❶ 在生物学中,指细胞或组织通过相邻生长而紧密结合的过程。

“The apposition of bone cells helps in the healing of fractures.”

(骨细胞的并置有助于骨折的愈合。)

“Plant cell walls grow by apposition of new material.”

(植物细胞壁通过新物质的并置而生长。)

同义词:juxtaposition, adjacency, placement

常见短语

in apposition to — 表示两个名词或名词短语之间的同位关系,后者对前者进行解释或补充说明。

“The phrase 'the poet Burns' uses 'Burns' in apposition to 'the poet'.”

(短语'the poet Burns'中,'Burns'与'the poet'是同位关系。)