释义 |
ˌpost-modifiˈcation Linguistics. [post- A. 1 b.] The qualification or limitation of the sense of one word or phrase by another coming after. Also attrib. Hence post-ˈmodifier; post-ˈmodifying vbl. n.
1962R. Quirk Use of English xi. 181 In such units as bravery of all kinds or bravery in the struggle against barbarism, we meet..postmodification. 1965Language XLI. 205 Deictic + head + post-modifier. 1970Eng. Stud. LI. 404 The category noun modification is a large one (105 instances), almost half of them with postmodifying infinitives. 1975Amer. Speech 1971 XLVI. 224 A postmodification rule is necessary to transform relative clauses containing an infinitive, a prepositional phrase, or an adverb. |