释义 |
para·tax·is \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtaksə̇s\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, act of placing side by side, from para- para- (I) + -taxis 1. a. : coordinate ranging of clauses, phrases, or words one after another without coordinating connectives (as in “he laughed; she cried”) — opposed to hypotaxis b. : the placing of a subordinate clause beside a main clause without a subordinating connective (as in “I believe it is true; there is a man wants to see you”) 2. : the parataxic mode of experience |