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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tóng wèi yǔ
"在句子'我的兄弟，一个有才华的音乐家，弹吉他'中，'一个有才华的音乐家'是同位语。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A noun or noun phrase that renames or provides additional information about another noun next to it.
"In the sentence 'My brother, a skilled musician, plays the guitar', 'a skilled musician' is an appositive." - 2
A grammatical construction in which two elements are placed side by side, with one element serving to define or clarify the other.
"The phrase 'the capital of France, Paris' illustrates the use of an appositive."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'appositive' originates from the Latin word 'appositus', meaning 'placed near', which is derived from 'ad-' (to) and 'ponere' (to place). It has been used in English since the late 19th century to describe a grammatical construction where a noun or noun phrase is placed next to another noun to explain or identify it.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Appositive" is said worldwide
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appositif
Transliteration: a-po-zi-tif
"Dans la phrase 'Mon frère, un musicien talentueux, joue de la guitare', 'un musicien talentueux' est un appositif."
Apposition
Transliteration: a-po-zi-tion
"In dem Satz 'Mein Bruder, ein talentierter Musiker, spielt Gitarre', ist 'ein talentierter Musiker' eine Apposition."
appositivo
Transliteration: ap-po-si-ti-vo
"Nella frase 'Mio fratello, un musicista talentuoso, suona la chitarra', 'un musicista talentuoso' è un appositivo."
apositivo
Transliteration: a-po-si-ti-vo
"En la frase 'Mi hermano, un músico talentoso, toca la guitarra', 'un músico talentoso' es un apositivo."
apositivo
Transliteration: a-po-si-ti-vo
"Na frase 'Meu irmão, um músico talentoso, toca violão', 'um músico talentoso' é um aposítivo."
संबंधित नाम
Transliteration: sambandhit naam
"वाक्य 'मेरे भाई, एक कुशल संगीतकार, गिटार बजाते हैं' में 'एक कुशल संगीतकार' संबंधित नाम है।"
同位语
Transliteration: tóng wèi yǔ
"在句子'我的兄弟，一个有才华的音乐家，弹吉他'中，'一个有才华的音乐家'是同位语。"
동격어
Transliteration: dong-gyeog-eo
"문장 '내 형, 재능 있는 음악가, 기타를 친다'에서 '재능 있는 음악가'는 동격어입니다."
同格名詞
Transliteration: dōkaku meishi
"文 '私の兄、才能ある音楽家はギターを弾く' の中で、'才能ある音楽家' は同格名詞です。"
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