suppletion
US /sʌˈpliːʃən/
UK /səˈpliː.ʃən/
名詞
異幹同義, 補充
the phenomenon in which a word takes a form that is not phonologically or morphologically related to the root or other forms of the same word, but serves the same grammatical function
範例:
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The verb 'go' exhibits suppletion in its past tense form 'went'.
動詞“go”在過去式“went”中表現出異幹同義現象。
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The forms 'good', 'better', and 'best' are examples of suppletion in adjectives.
“good”、“better”和“best”的形式是形容詞中異幹同義的例子。