noun🔗Share指示対象, 指示物The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes."In the sentence, "The cat sat on the mat," the referents are the specific cat and the specific mat that the speaker and listener have in mind. "「猫はマットの上に座った」という文において、指示対象は、話し手と聞き手が念頭に置いている特定の猫と特定のマットです。languagelinguisticsphilosophycommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share指示対象That which is referenced."The teacher pointed to pictures of different animals; each picture was a referent for a specific animal name. "先生は様々な動物の絵を指し示しました。それぞれの絵が特定の動物の名前の指示対象でした。languagelinguisticswordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading