英语词汇“non-defining”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

non-defining adj.

Brit.

/ˌnɒndᵻˈfʌɪnɪŋ/

U.S.

/ˌnɑndəˈfaɪnɪŋ/

/ˌnɑndiˈfaɪnɪŋ/

that does not define; (spec. in Grammar) designating a relative clause which gives additional information about, rather than identifying, the antecedent of the relative; cf. descriptive adj. 4a.

ΚΠ

1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 635/2 The closer connexion between a defining, (or that-) clause & the antecedent than between a non-defining (or which-) clause & the antecedent.

1970 Dict. Sci. Biogr. I. 250/2 His [sc. Aristotle's] distinction..between defining and non-defining characteristics.

2000 Guardian (Nexis) 31 Dec. Most [women] simply have, somewhere, a fantasy about having sex, in a non-defining, non-exclusive way, with other women.

单词	non-defining
释义	> as lemmas non-defining non-defining adj. Brit. /ˌnɒndᵻˈfʌɪnɪŋ/ , U.S. /ˌnɑndəˈfaɪnɪŋ/ , /ˌnɑndiˈfaɪnɪŋ/ that does not define; (spec. in Grammar) designating a relative clause which gives additional information about, rather than identifying, the antecedent of the relative; cf. descriptive adj. 4a. ΚΠ 1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 635/2 The closer connexion between a defining, (or that-) clause & the antecedent than between a non-defining (or which-) clause & the antecedent. 1970 Dict. Sci. Biogr. I. 250/2 His [sc. Aristotle's] distinction..between defining and non-defining characteristics. 2000 Guardian (Nexis) 31 Dec. Most [women] simply have, somewhere, a fantasy about having sex, in a non-defining, non-exclusive way, with other women. extracted from non-prefix < as lemmas
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