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determinatives

/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnətɪvz/ /dɪˈtɜːrmənətɪvz/

Meanings
noun

形符，意符。

An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.

Examples :

"In Egyptian hieroglyphs, the pictures of gods or humans at the end of a word often served as determinatives, helping the reader understand that the word referred to a person or deity. "
在埃及象形文字中，词尾的神或人的图像常常作为意符使用，帮助读者理解这个词指的是人或神祇。
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noun

限定词，限定语。

(grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it. Examples of determinatives include articles (a, the), demonstratives (this, those), cardinal numbers (three, fifty), and indefinite numerals (most, any, each).

Examples :

"In English grammar lessons, students learn to identify determinatives such as "the," "this," and "five" within sentences. "
在英语语法课上，学生们学习识别句子中的限定词，比如“the”，“this”和“five”。
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Related Words

Illustration categories

categories noun

/ˈkætɪɡ(ə)ɹiz/ /ˈkætəˌɡɔɹiz/

类别，分类。

"The library organizes books into different categories, such as fiction, non-fiction, and children's books. "

图书馆将书籍按照不同的类别进行整理，例如小说、非小说和儿童读物。

Illustration understand

understand verb

/ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

理解，明白，领会。

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

我的老师解释了新的数学概念，我完全领会了。

Illustration indefinite

indefinite noun

/ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt/

不定代词, 不定词。

""In the sentence 'Someone left a note,' the word 'someone' is an indefinite, because we don't know who left the note." "

在句子“有人留了张便条”中，“有人”是一个不定代词，因为我们不知道是谁留了这张便条。

Illustration describing

describing verb

/dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/

描述，描写。

"The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant."

这种感觉很难用语言描述，但并不令人不快。

Illustration distinguish

distinguish verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃ/

区分，辨别。

"My younger sister is very good at distinguishing different types of flowers. "

我妹妹很擅长区分不同种类的花。

Illustration functioning

functioning verb

/ˈfʌŋkʃənɪŋ/ /ˈfʌŋkʃnɪŋ/

运作，运行，起作用。

"The coffee maker is functioning properly this morning, so I can have my coffee. "

今天早上咖啡机运转正常，所以我可以喝咖啡了。

Illustration demonstratives

demonstratives noun

/dɪˈmɑːnstrətɪvz/ /dəˈmɑːnstrətɪvz/

指示词，指示代词。

"The teacher explained demonstratives like "this," "that," "these," and "those" with examples on the board. "

老师在黑板上用例子讲解了"this", "that", "these", "those" 这些指示代词，也就是指示词。

Illustration sentences

sentences noun

/ˈsɛntənsɪz/

判决，裁决

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

法庭对第一项指控做出了有罪判决，但对第二项指控做出了无罪判决。

Illustration semantic

semantic noun

/sɪˈmæntɪk/

表意部分，意符.

"The semantic component of the Chinese character for "tree" helps you understand its meaning, while the phonetic part indicates how to pronounce it. "

汉字“树”的表意部分能帮助你理解它的含义，而表音部分则指示它的读音。

Illustration modifying

modifying verb

/ˈmɒdɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːdɪfaɪɪŋ/

修改，更改。

"I am modifying the recipe by adding more salt. "

我正在修改菜谱，多加点盐。

Illustration hieroglyphs

hieroglyphs noun

/ˈhaɪərəˌɡlɪfs/ /ˈhaɪroʊˌɡlɪfs/

象形文字，象形符号

"The ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphs, which are picture-like symbols, to write on temple walls. "

古埃及人在神庙的墙壁上使用象形文字，这些文字是像图画一样的符号。

Illustration ideogram

ideogram noun

/ˈaɪ.di.ə.ɡɹæm/ /ˈɪd.i.oʊ.ɡɹæm/

表意文字， 意符。

"The number "5" is an ideogram that represents the quantity five, no matter what language you speak. "

数字“5”就是一个表意文字，无论你讲什么语言，它都代表数量“五”。