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源自拉丁语 'praedicativus',来自 'praedicare'(断言、宣称),由 'prae-'(在前)和 'dicare'(说)组成。
❶ 指形容词或名词在句子中作为表语使用,用于描述主语的性质或状态,通常出现在系动词(如be、seem等)之后。
“In 'She is happy', 'happy' is a predicative adjective.”
(在'She is happy'中,'happy'是表语形容词。)
“The word 'teacher' is predicative in 'He became a teacher'.”
(在'He became a teacher'中,'teacher'是表语。)
predicative adjective — 指在句子中作为表语使用的形容词,用于描述主语的状态或特征。
“'Afraid' is a predicative adjective in 'She is afraid of dogs'.”
(在'She is afraid of dogs'中,'afraid'是表语形容词。)
predicative nominative — 指在句子中作为表语使用的名词或代词,通常出现在系动词后,与主语等同或描述主语。
“In 'He is the president', 'president' is a predicative nominative.”
(在'He is the president'中,'president'是表语主格。)