preposition 在英語-中文（繁體）詞典中的翻譯
prepositionnoun [ C ]
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/ˌprep.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ us
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B1 in grammar, a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
介系詞，前置詞
In the sentences "We jumped in the lake", and "She drove slowly down the track", "in" and "down" are prepositions.
在 We jumped in the lake 和 She drove slowly down the track 這兩個句子中，in 和 down 是介詞。
更多範例减少例句In the sentence 'The dog jumped over the wall', the word 'over' is a preposition.Some prepositions consist of more than one word, such as 'out of'.
相關詞語
prepositional文法
Nouns and prepositionsMany nouns have particular prepositions which normally follow them. Here are some common examples: …
PrepositionsWe commonly use prepositions to show a relationship in space or time or a logical relationship between two or more people, places or things. Prepositions are most commonly followed by a noun phrase or pronoun (underlined): …
Prepositions: usesWe commonly use prepositions to show a relationship in space or time or a logical relationship between two or more people, places or things. Prepositions are most commonly followed by a noun phrase or pronoun (underlined): …
Prepositions: position and strandingTraditional grammatical rules say that we should not have a preposition at the end of a clause or sentence. However, we sometimes do separate a preposition from the words which follow it (its complement). This is called preposition stranding, and it is common in informal styles: …
Prepositional phrasesPrepositional phrases consist of a preposition and the words which follow it (a complement). The complement (underlined below) is most commonly a noun phrase or pronoun, but it can also be, an adverb phrase (usually one of place or time), a verb in the -ing form or, less commonly, a prepositional phrase or a wh-clause: …
Prepositions and their complementsPrepositional phrases consist of a preposition and the words which follow it (a complement). The complement (underlined below) is most commonly a noun phrase or pronoun, but it can also be, an adverb phrase (usually one of place or time), a verb in the -ing form or, less commonly, a prepositional phrase or a wh-clause: …
Prepositional phrases after verbsPrepositional phrases can be complements of verbs. If we need a special preposition to introduce the complement of the verb, we call such verbs ‘prepositional verbs’: …
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preposition的例句
preposition
Unfortunately, to also behaves differently from other prepositions in a number of ways, in particular, with respect to time.
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Prepositions fall into two subclasses : the so-called primary and secondary prepositions.
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The primary prepositions in nonbranching structures fall outside this hierarchy.
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With other prepositions, definite nominal gerunds remain relatively marginal throughout the period examined.
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As a result, the primary prepositions look a lot like phonological words that are subject to such adjustments.
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This generalisation extends to the treatment of prefixes and prepositions.
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This holds in particular for constructions involving function words, such as auxiliary verbs, prepositions, determiners, and complementizers, but also for the ubiquitous phenomenon of coordination.
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As opposed to open classes, closed classes consist of a finite and well-established number of words as, for instance, prepositions, articles, wh-words, etc.
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