connective
adjective
uk/kəˈnek.tɪv/us/kəˈnek.tɪv/connectiveadjective(JOINING)
connecting:
连接的;联结的;相连的,相通的(同 connecting)connective words andphrases关联词和短语
Linguistics: connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings
- and/orphrase
- anyhoo
- anyways
- concatenate
- conjunctive
- consequently
- hereby
- mean
- moreover
- N, n
- never
- now
- OK
- slash
- so
- sure enoughidiom
- the thing isidiom
- thing
- what
- with thatidiom
connectiveadjective(MEDICAL)
anatomyspecialized
Connectivestructuresin thebodyconnectdifferentparts.
(人体内)连接的,结合的,结缔的Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- adenoid
- agonist
- grey matter
- groove
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- papilla
- papillary
- parietal
- pecten
- pectineal
- vesical
- vesicle
- vestibular
- vestibule
- visceral muscle
connective
noun[C]
uk/kəˈnek.tɪv/us/kəˈnek.tɪv/a word such as "and" or "before" that is used toconnectother words orphrases:
连词,连接词Thechildusescausalconnectives ("because", "so", "that's why") toexplainevents.孩子使用因果连接词(“因为”、“所以”、“这就是为什么”)来解释发生的事情。
- Asubordinateclauseis aclauseof acomplexsentence,generallyintroducedby a connective, which cannotstandas asentenceonitsown.
- In thistask,studentsreadsentencesthat aremissinga connective (e. g., incontrast, because, before) thatlinksideasbetween twosentencesor twoclauses.
- Studies haveshownthateventhree-year-olds areableto usecausalconnectivescorrectly.
- By thisagestudentsshouldbeginto use awiderrangeofsentenceconnectives intheirwriting than "and" and "then".
Linguistics: parts of speech
- abstract noun
- adj
- adjectival
- adjectivally
- adjunct
- adv
- adverb
- adverbial
- common noun
- concrete noun
- conj
- conjunction
- count noun
- countable noun
- determiner
- noun
- noun phrase
- pronoun
- relative pronoun
- verb