| 单词 | prop-word |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprop-word prop-word n. Linguistics the word one when used as a substitute for a noun (see quot. 1995). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > other parts of speech > [noun] > pro-form substitute1807 prop-word1892 substituend1939 pro-form1959 1892 H. Sweet New Eng. Gram. I. 66 Another way of using the adjective without its noun in English is to substitute the unmeaning noun-pronoun one for the noun, the inflection of the noun being transferred to the prop-word, as we may call it. 1914 O. Jespersen Mod. Eng. Gram. II. 248 The reason why the word one has been chosen to fulfil the role of a prop-word is chiefly to be sought in the frequent and quite natural use of one (by itself) to take the place of a substantive just mentioned. 1995 J. Crowther Advanced Learner's Dict. Current Eng. (ed. 5) 929/1 Prop-word..the word one (or ones) when used to stand for a noun, esp a noun that has been mentioned previously, as in ‘Which piece would you like?’ ‘I'd like the bigger one.’ < as lemmas |
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