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apposition

/ˌæpəˈzɪʃn̩/

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noun

同格

(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.

Examples :

"The phrase "my sister," in the sentence "My sister, Sarah, is a doctor," is an example of apposition. "

「私の妹、サラは医者です」という文の「私の妹」という句は、同格の例です。

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noun

同格

The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases.

Examples :

"The phrase "my sister, Sarah" is an example of apposition, where "Sarah" renames "my sister." "

「私の妹、サラ」というフレーズは、サラが「私の妹」を言い換える同格の例です。

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noun

同格, 並置

The quality of being side-by-side, apposed instead of being opposed, not being front-to-front but next to each other.

Examples :

"The apposition of the two houses, built right next to each other, created a narrow alleyway. "

隣り合わせに建てられた2つの家の並置は、狭い路地を作り出した。

position quality

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noun

同格, 並置

A placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things.

Examples :

"The apposition of the new library and the community center highlighted the town's commitment to growth. "

新しい図書館とコミュニティセンターの並置は、町の成長への取り組みを浮き彫りにしました。

position structure

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noun

付加

In biology, the growth of successive layers of a cell wall.

Examples :

"In trees, the increasing width of the trunk occurs through apposition, with new layers of wood cells added to the outside. "

樹木では、幹の幅の増加は付加によって起こり、新しい木部細胞の層が外側に加えられます。

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noun

同格

Appositio

Examples :

"My brother, a doctor, is very busy. "

私の兄、医者である彼はとても忙しいです。

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noun

公開討論、学者による論争

A public disputation by scholars.

Examples :

"The graduate students nervously prepared for the upcoming apposition, a public disputation of their research. "

大学院生たちは、自分たちの研究に関する公開討論である、今度の論争に向けて緊張して準備した。

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noun

ロンドンのセントポールズスクールでの（現在は純粋に儀式的な）スピーチデー

A (now purely ceremonial) speech day at St Paul's School, London.

Examples :

"Every year, St. Paul's School holds its traditional apposition, a now purely ceremonial speech day. "

毎年、セントポールズスクールは、現在は純粋に儀式的なスピーチデーである伝統的なappositionを開催します。

culture tradition education history event