| 单词 | prepositive |
| 释义 | prepositive[ pree-poz-i-tiv ] / priˈpɒz ɪ tɪv / adjective(of a word) placed before another word to modify it or to show its relation to other parts of the sentence. In red book, red is a prepositive adjective. John's in John's book is a prepositive genitive. nouna word placed before another as a modifier or to show its relation to other parts of the sentence. Origin of prepositiveFirst recorded in 1575–85, prepositive is from the Late Latin word praepositīvus prefixed. See preposition1, -ive OTHER WORDS FROM prepositivepre·pos·i·tive·ly, adverbWords nearby prepositivepreportion, prepose, preposition, prepositional phrase, prepositional verb, prepositive, prepositor, prepossess, prepossessing, prepossession, preposterous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prepositive
British Dictionary definitions for prepositiveprepositive / (priːˈpɒzɪtɪv) / adjective(of a word or speech element) placed before the word governed or modified nouna prepositive element Derived forms of prepositiveprepositively, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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