postmodifyingadj.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊs(t)ˈmɒdᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌpoʊs(t)ˈmɑdəˌfaɪɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: post- prefix, modifying adj.

Etymology: < post- prefix + modifying adj., after premodifying adj. Compare slightly earlier postmodifier n. and later postmodify v.

That qualifies or limits the sense of a word or phrase by being placed after it.

ΚΠ

1957 College Eng. 18 191/2 Verbals are used as pre- and post-modifying elements.

1970 Eng. Stud. 51 404 The category noun modification is a large one (105 instances), almost half of them with postmodifying infinitives.

1985 R. Quirk et al. Comprehensive Gram. Eng. Lang. 1293 In some cases, the postmodifying item could be regarded..as a preposition with omitted complement.

1992 Internat. Computer Arch. & Mod. Eng. Jrnl. Apr. 84 A series of statistical studies of the pattern..and complexity of the postmodifying clauses and their containing noun phrases.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	postmodifying
释义	postmodifyingadj. Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈmɒdᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈmɑdəˌfaɪɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: post- prefix, modifying adj. Etymology: < post- prefix + modifying adj., after premodifying adj. Compare slightly earlier postmodifier n. and later postmodify v. That qualifies or limits the sense of a word or phrase by being placed after it. ΚΠ 1957 College Eng. 18 191/2 Verbals are used as pre- and post-modifying elements. 1970 Eng. Stud. 51 404 The category noun modification is a large one (105 instances), almost half of them with postmodifying infinitives. 1985 R. Quirk et al. Comprehensive Gram. Eng. Lang. 1293 In some cases, the postmodifying item could be regarded..as a preposition with omitted complement. 1992 Internat. Computer Arch. & Mod. Eng. Jrnl. Apr. 84 A series of statistical studies of the pattern..and complexity of the postmodifying clauses and their containing noun phrases. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1957
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