单词 | post-possessive |
释义 | > as lemmaspost-possessive post-possessive n. Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t)pəˈzɛsɪv/ , U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)pəˈzɛsɪv/ Grammar rare a possessive pronoun which postmodifies the noun.ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > pronoun > [noun] > possessive pronoun possessivec1450 post-possessive1943 1943 Eng. Stud. 25 103 The construction called by..Curme ‘double genitive’, by Kruisinga ‘post genitive’, and, in the case of a pronoun (a friend of mine), ‘post-possessive’. 1957 R. W. Zandvoort Handbk. Eng. Gram. (new ed.) iii. ii. 140 The construction may be denoted as the post-possessive. a. I gave him an old raincoat of mine. He hated that pride of hers. b. It was no fault of theirs. < as lemmas |
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