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单词 pied-piping
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Definition of pied-piping in English:

pied-piping

noun ˌpʌɪdˈpʌɪpɪŋ
Linguistics
  • The placing of a preposition immediately before a relative or interrogative pronoun, rather than later in the clause.

Origin

1960s. From pied + piping, after Pied Piper, with allusion to the way in which the charmed rats closely followed the piper in the story.

 
 

Definition of pied-piping in US English:

pied-piping

nounˌpʌɪdˈpʌɪpɪŋ
Linguistics
  • The placing of a preposition immediately before a relative or interrogative pronoun, rather than later in the clause.

Origin

1960s. From pied + piping, after Pied Piper, with allusion to the way in which the charmed rats closely followed the piper in the story.

 
 
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