| 单词 | syntax |
| 释义 | syntax (once / 4269 pages) n One of the hardest things about learning a new language is figuring out the syntax, or the basic rules for the way that words and phrases should be arranged in a sentence in order for it to make sense. Syntax isn't necessarily something you think about when you're speaking, but the order of words in a sentence can make a huge difference to its meaning. If you aren't convinced, try telling a waiter that you'd like "a slice of dessert for cake." And then, as the waiter stands there looking confused, try explaining that you don't think "important is very syntax." WORD FAMILYsyntax: syntactic, syntactical, syntaxes+/syntactic: syntactically USAGE EXAMPLESBut the test involves only words, so it’s like two people texting, reduced to syntax. Time(Dec 05, 2016) In a state of constant confusion, and with a tenuous grasp of English syntax, he was invariably the target of Basil's rages. BBC(Dec 01, 2016) The syntax, in which sentences are composed in a continuous circle, is unlike anything she’s ever seen. Salon(Nov 14, 2016) 1n the study of the rules for forming admissible sentences Hypo|Hyper generative grammar (linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural description grammar the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) 2n the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences Syn|Hyper phrase structure, sentence structure structure the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations 3n a systematic orderly arrangement Hyper scheme, system a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole |
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