| 释义 |
at·trib·u·tive
I. \ə.ˈtribyəd.iv, -yətiv\ adjective
Etymology: French attributif, from Middle French, from attribution, after such pairs as Middle French distribution: distributif distributive
1. : attributing : relating to or of the nature of an attribute : expressing or assigning an attribute: as
a. of an adjective or adjective equivalent : joined directly to a modified noun without a copulative verb and in English usually preceding the noun (as of red in red hair, city in city streets, militant in the church militant) but in some other languages (as French) typically following it (as moderne in un roman moderne “a modern novel”) — compare adherent 4, appositive 2, predicate 2
b. : of or belonging to an attributive adjective or adjective equivalent
< attributive position >
< attributive function >
: including an attributive adjective or adjective equivalent
< an attributive collocation >
2. : adjectival — used of a term
< redness is abstract but red is attributive >
3. : of an attributed or assigned nature or origin — used of the authorship of a work of art
• at·trib·u·tive·ly \-ə̇vlē, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: an attributive word; especially : adjective, adjective equivalent |