| 单词 | link-verb |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslink-verb link-verb n. = copula n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > verb > [noun] > copula couple1628 copula1649 copulative1751 thought-sign1852 appredicatea1856 link-verb1892 1892 H. Sweet New Eng. Gram. I. 94 We call such verbs link-verbs, because they serve to connect the predicate with its subject. To be is a pure link-verb, that is, a pure form-word, devoid of independent meaning. 1933 O. Jespersen Essent. Eng. Gram. (1939) xiii. 126 It..serves to connect this with the subject as what is technically termed a copula or link-verb. 1963 F. T. Visser Hist. Syntax Eng. Lang. I. iii. 191 Link-verbs like to abide..differ from the link-verb to be in that their original meaning is not entirely lost. < as lemmas |
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