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单词 nominative
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
nom•i•na•tive /ˈnɑmənətɪv, ˈnɑmnə-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Grammarof, relating to, or being a grammatical form or category that shows the noun or pronoun is the subject of a verb:The pronoun he in the sentence "Is he there?'' is in the nominative case;
    the pronoun
    him in the sentence "Did you see him?'' is in the objective case.
  2. nominated;
    appointed by nomination.

n. [countable]
  1. Grammarthe nominative case.
  2. Grammara word or phrase in the nominative case, as the English pronoun I or the Latin word nauta "sailor'' in Nauta bonus est "The sailor is good.''
See -nom-2.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nom•i•na•tive  (nomə nə tiv, nomnə- or, for 2, 3, nomə nā′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Grammar
    • (in certain inflected languages, as Sanskrit, Latin, and Russian) noting a case having as its function the indication of the subject of a finite verb, as in Latin Nauta bonus est "The sailor is good,'' with nauta "sailor'' in the nominative case.
    • similar to such a case in function or meaning.
  2. nominated;
    appointed by nomination.
  3. made out in a person's name, as a certificate or security.

n. [Gram.]
  1. Grammarthe nominative case.
  2. Grammara word in the nominative case.
  3. Grammara form or construction of similar function or meaning.
  • Latin as above
  • Middle French
  • Latin nominātīvus (see nominate, -ive), replacing Middle English nominatif
  • 1350–1400
nomi•na•tive•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nominative /ˈnɒmɪnətɪv ˈnɒmnə-/ adj
  1. denoting a case of nouns and pronouns in inflected languages that is used esp to identify the subject of a finite verb
  2. appointed rather than elected to a position, office, etc
  3. bearing the name of a person
n
  1. the nominative case
  2. a word or speech element in the nominative case
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin nōminātīvus belonging to naming, from nōmen name

nominatival /ˌnɒmɪnəˈtaɪvəl ˌnɒmnə-/ adj
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