单词 | group genitive |
释义 | group genitivenoun(in English) a construction in which the genitive ending 's is added to an entire phrase, especially when added to a word other than the head of the noun phrase, as the woman who lives across the street's in That is the woman who lives across the street's cat or the people next-door's in The people next-door's house is for rent. Also called group possessive. Origin of group genitiveFirst recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby group genitivegroup antigen, group A streptococcus, group captain, group dynamics, grouper, group genitive, group grope, group home, groupie, grouping, group insurance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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