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/naʊn/

Meanings
noun

名词

(grammar, narrow sense) A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

Examples :

"The cat slept on the rug. "
猫睡在了地毯上。(“猫”和“地毯”都是名词。)
grammar linguistics word
noun

名词，名称。

(grammar, now rare, broad sense) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word that modifies or describes a previous word or its referent; a substantive or adjective, sometimes also including other parts of speech such as numeral or pronoun.

Examples :

"The noun "teacher" is a person who educates students. "
“老师”这个名词指的是教育学生的个体。
grammar language linguistics word

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Illustration referent

referent noun

/ˈɹɛf(ə)ɹənt/ /ˈɹɛfəɹənt/

所指对象，指称对象。

"In the sentence "The dog is barking," the referent of the word "dog" is the actual, specific dog that is barking at that moment. "

在“狗在叫”这句话中，“狗”这个词的所指对象是那一刻正在叫的那条真实、具体的狗。

Illustration including

including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

包括，包含，涵盖。

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

如果你能把租车费用也包含进去，我就买这个度假套餐。

Illustration adjective

adjective noun

/ˈæ.d͡ʒə(k).tɪv/

形容词

"The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives."

“Big”和“heavy”这两个词在英语里是形容词。

Illustration phenomenon

phenomenon noun

/fɪˈnɒmənɒn/ /fɪˈnɑmənɑn/

现象，表象

"The sudden increase in student absences is a noticeable phenomenon. "

学生突然旷课人数的增加是一个值得注意的现象。

Illustration substantive

substantive noun

/səbˈstæntɪv/

名词

"In grammar class, we learned that "cat" is a substantive because it names an animal. "

在语法课上，我们学到“猫”是一个名词，因为它指代一种动物。

Illustration previous

previous noun

/ˈpɹiːvɪəs/ /ˈpɹivi.əs/

前科, 案底.

"It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous."

原来这个小偷有很多前科。

Illustration substance

substance noun

/ˈsʌbstəns/

物质, 材料

"The scientist carefully examined the substance to determine its chemical composition. "

科学家仔细检查了这种物质，以确定它的化学成分。

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

Illustration educates

educates verb

/ˈɛdʒʊkeɪts/ /ˈɛdʒəkeɪts/

教育，培养。

"Wang said such changes to the Baishui glacier provide the chance to educate visitors about global warming."

王说，白水冰川的这些变化提供了一个机会，可以教育游客，让他们了解全球变暖。

Illustration languages

languages noun

/ˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒɪz/

语言，文字。

"Deaf and mute people communicate using languages like ASL."

失聪和失语的人使用像美国手语这样的语言进行交流。

Illustration describes

describes verb

/dəˈskɹaɪbz/

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 modifies

modifies verb

/ˈmɑːdɪfaɪz/ /ˈmɒdɪfaɪz/

修改，更改.

"The tailor modifies the pants to make them shorter. "

裁缝修改了裤子，把它们改短了。