predicative
US /prɪˈdɪk.ə.t̬ɪv/
UK /prɪˈdɪk.ə.t̬ɪv/
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表語的, 謂語的
relating to or being a word or phrase that functions as the predicate of a sentence or clause and modifies or refers to the subject or object, typically following a linking verb (e.g., 'happy' in 'She is happy')
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In the sentence 'The dog is brown,' 'brown' is a predicative adjective.
在句子“狗是棕色的”中，“棕色的”是一個表語形容詞。
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A predicative noun or pronoun renames or identifies the subject.
表語名詞或代詞重新命名或識別主語。