| 单词 | syntax |
| 释义 | syntax /sin"taks/, n. 1. Ling. a. the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language. b. the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words. c. the rules or patterns so studied: English syntax. d. a presentation of these: a syntax of English. e. an instance of these: the syntax of a sentence. 2. Logic. a. that branch of modern logic that studies the various kinds of signs that occur in a system and the possible arrangements of those signs, complete abstraction being made of the meaning of the signs. b. the outcome of such a study when directed upon a specified language. 3. a system or orderly arrangement. 4. Computers. the grammatical rules and structural patterns governing the ordered use of appropriate words and symbols for issuing commands, writing code, etc., in a particular software application or programming language. [1565-75; short for earlier syntaxis < LL < Gk sýntaxis an arranging in order, equiv. to syntag- (see SYNTACTIC) + -sis -SIS] |
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