单词 | clitic |
释义 | clit·ic ![]() n. An unstressed word, typically a function word, that is incapable of standing on its own and attaches in pronunciation to a stressed word, with which it forms a single accentual unit. Examples of clitics are the pronoun 'em in I see 'em and the definite article in French l'arme, "the arm." adj. Of or relating to a clitic or clisis. [Greek klitikos, leaning, from klīnein, to lean; see klei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] cliti·cize (-sĭz′) v. clit′i·ci·zation (-sĭ-zāshən) n. |
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