| 释义 |
preˈmodify, v. Linguistics.
[pre- A. 1.]
trans. To modify (a word or phrase) by an immediately preceding word or phrase. So preˈmodifying ppl. a.; premodifiˈcation, preˈmodifier.
1962R. Quirk Use of English x. 164 The premodification of nouns by nouns was a common feature of English before Germans studied science or America was discovered. 1966G. N. Leech English in Advertising xiv. 127 In advertising language, the interesting part of the noun group is the pre-modifying part... Noun groups with lengthy pre-modifications are italicised. Ibid. 128 Pre-modifiers which can have the designative, or categorising function are nouns, adjectives and compounds. 1972Language XLVIII. 456 The relatively empty do [in the ungrammatical sentence He had well done it] does not permit a premodifier well, but with a richer verb pre⁓modification is normal, e.g. He has well revealed the causes. 1973G. W. Turner Stylistics iii. 81 Words preceding the head word in a group are conveniently called ‘modifiers’ (sometimes ‘premodifiers’). 1976Amer. Speech 1974 XLIX. 82 It [sc. much] collocates with like in an affirmative sentence if it is premodified, hence I like him very much. |