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apposition

/ˌæpəˈzɪʃn̩/

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noun

同位语，并列关系。

(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. "

在句子“我的妹妹，萨拉，是一名医生”中，“我的妹妹”和“萨拉”是同位语关系，其中的“萨拉”解释说明了“我的妹妹”是谁，所以“萨拉”就是一个同位语的例子。

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noun

同位，同位关系

The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases.

Examples :

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

短语“我的姐姐，萨拉”就是一个同位关系的例子，其中“萨拉”是对“我的姐姐”的进一步说明和解释。

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noun

并置，并列。

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. "

这两栋房子紧挨着并排而建，它们之间的并置形成了一条狭窄的小巷。

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noun

并置，同位，并列。

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. "

新图书馆和社区中心的并置凸显了该镇对发展的承诺。

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noun

外加层积，外延生长。

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. "

在树木中，树干的宽度增加是通过外加层积实现的，新的木质细胞层不断在外侧累积。

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noun

同位语，并列关系。

Appositio

Examples :

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

我的哥哥，一位医生，非常忙。

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noun

对辩，公开辩论

A public disputation by scholars.

Examples :

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

研究生们紧张地准备着即将到来的对辩，那是一场公开辩论他们研究成果的学术交锋。

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noun

同位语，并列关系。

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. "

每年，圣保罗公学都会举行传统的“同位语日”，也就是现在一个纯粹的仪式性的演讲日。

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