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单词 substantivize
释义

substantivizev.

Brit. /səbˈstantᵻvʌɪz/, U.S. /səbˈstæn(t)ɪvaɪz/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: substantive n., -ize suffix; substantive adj., -ize suffix.
Etymology: Partly < substantive n. + -ize suffix, and partly < substantive adj. + -ize suffix. Compare earlier substantize v., substantive v.
Grammar.
transitive. To convert (an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun (substantive).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [verb (transitive)]
substantivate1613
nominalize1659
substantive1678
substantize1794
substantivize1848
nounize1871
1848 T. K. Arnold Elem. Greek Gram. 127 By a virtual substantive we mean any part of speech substantivized, i. e. used substantively.
1866 E. Masson tr. G. B. Winer Gram. New Test. Diction 340 The Inf[initive] directly substantivized by means of the Article.
1920 H. W. Smyth Greek Gram. Colleges 292 Thucydides often substantivizes the neuter participle to form abstract expressions.
1985 Internat. Jrnl. Amer. Linguistics 51 408 The unit with the long vowel..substantivizes and concretizes an attribute in the plural.
2002 S. Fritz Dhivehi Lang. I. 74 Here the plural verin is used to substantivise the cardinal number in the sense of a collective number.

Derivatives

subˈstantivized adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [adjective] > converted or converting a noun
substantivized1852
nominalized1915
nominalizing1951
nominalizable1965
1852 Q. Rev. Methodist Episcopal Church, South Oct. 26 Instead of these substantivized accusatives, we use at one time adverbs, at another prepositions.
1911 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 31 117 When the primitive word is an adjective the derivative is frequently no more than a substantivized adjective.
2007 J. N. Adams Regional Diversification of Lat. vi. 404 Cereola here can be interpreted either as a substantivised adjective..or as still fully adjectival.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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