| 单词 | indefinite article |
| 释义 | > as lemmasindefinite article a. Applied to various adjectives, pronominal words, and adverbs, which do not define or determine the actual person or thing, the place, time, or manner, to which they refer; as any, other, some, such, somewhere, anyhow, otherwise, etc.: esp. in indefinite article, a name for the individualizing adjective a, an (a adj.), or its equivalents in other languages. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > determiner > [noun] > article > other indefinite article1727 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Indefinite Pronouns. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Article The Article A is said to be indefinite, because applied to Names taken in their more general, and confused Signification. 1877 W. F. Moulton tr. Winer Gram. N.T. Greek iii. §25. 2 The indefinite pronoun τις, τι, is joined to abstract nouns. < as lemmas |
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