| 释义 |
suˈbordinator
[f. subordinate v. + -or.]
Something which subordinates; spec. in Gram., a subordinating conjunction.
1962C. Barber in F. Behre Contrib. Eng. Syntax 25 Clauses of time.., most of them introduced by when..; the next commonest subordinators in these clauses are until..and while. 1965Language XLI. 242 Connectors are divided into subordinators (subordinating conjunctions)..and coordinators. Ibid., Subordinators link the sentence they introduce with either a preceding or a following superordinate structure. 1978Ibid. LIV. 140 In only one case in our data did we observe Level I possibly in use as a status subordinator between adults. |