| 单词 | modifier |
| 释义 | modifier (once / 21687 pages) n A modifier is a word that describes or changes another word. Adjectives and adverbs are fun modifiers. They can turn a “man” into a “strange man” or make him “act strangely.” To modify is to change slightly, so a modifier is anything that makes this change. Modifiers are popular in grammar land, but you could say that chocolate is a mood modifier, for example. An editor, who alters a few sentences, can be described as a modifier of the original manuscript. In the world of science, a modifier is a kind of gene that changes the effect of another gene. Modifier comes from the Latin word modificare, "to limit or restrain." WORD FAMILYmodifier: modifiers+/modifiable: unmodifiable/modification: modifications/modified: unmodified/modify: modifiable, modification, modified, modifier, modifies, modifying USAGE EXAMPLESThey are frustrated by the trend toward describing undocumented aliens as “immigrants” without the “illegal” modifier. Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) That modifier “fake,” to put the point slightly differently, suggests that non-“fake” news must be conversely genuine, truthful, factual. Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016) It’s time to drop the “assisted” modifier here—medication for opioid users is simply treatment. Slate(Nov 30, 2016) 1n a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb Syn|Hypo|Hyper qualifier intensifier, intensive a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies adjectivea word that expresses an attribute of something adverba word that modifies something other than a noun dangling modifier, misplaced modifiera word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us' descriptive adjective, qualifying adjectivean adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice') classifying adjective, relational adjectivean adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument') positive, positive degreethe primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution comparative, comparative degreethe comparative form of an adjective or adverb superlative, superlative degreethe superlative form of an adjective or adverb dangling participlea participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into view' adverbiala word or group of words function as an adverb content word, open-class word a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned 2n a person who changes something Syn|Hypo|Hyper changer adulterator a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance normaliser, normalizera person who normalizes standardiser, standardizera person who sets a standard for things to conform to individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 3n a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising Hyper moderator someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence 4n a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene Syn|Hyper modifier gene cistron, factor, gene (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity |
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