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单词 attributive
释义

attributive

adjective

at·​trib·​u·​tive ə-ˈtri-byə-tiv How to pronounce attributive (audio)
1
: relating to or of the nature of an attribute : attributing
2
grammar : joined directly to a modified noun without a linking verb (such as city in city streets)
an attributive adjective
The "apple" of "apple pie" is not an adjective but an attributive noun.
attributive noun
attributively adverb
a noun being used attributively

Example Sentences

“Red” in “red hair” is an attributive adjective. In “airplane pilot” the noun “airplane” is attributive.

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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