| 单词 | link-verb | 
| 释义 | > as lemmaslink-verb   link-verb  n. = copula n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > verb > 			[noun]		 > copula couple1628 copula1649 copulative1751 thought-sign1852 appredicatea1856 link-verb1892 1892    H. Sweet New Eng. Gram. I. 94  				We call such verbs link-verbs, because they serve to connect the predicate with its subject. To be is a pure link-verb, that is, a pure form-word, devoid of independent meaning. 1933    O. Jespersen Essent. Eng. Gram. 		(1939)	 xiii. 126  				It..serves to connect this with the subject as what is technically termed a copula or link-verb. 1963    F. T. Visser Hist. Syntax Eng. Lang. I. iii. 191  				Link-verbs like to abide..differ from the link-verb to be in that their original meaning is not entirely lost. < as lemmas  | 
	
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