suppletion
US /sʌˈpliːʃən/
UK /səˈpliː.ʃən/
名词
异干同义, 补充
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
示例:
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The verb 'go' exhibits suppletion in its past tense form 'went'.
动词“go”在过去式“went”中表现出异干同义现象。
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The forms 'good', 'better', and 'best' are examples of suppletion in adjectives.
“good”、“better”和“best”的形式是形容词中异干同义的例子。