gradability
noun[U]
languagespecializeduk/ɡreɪ.dəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ɡreɪ.dəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/thequalityof beinggradable(=ableto be used in thecomparativeorsuperlative, or with words such as 'very' or 'quite'):
可分级性On the gradability of theseadjectives,seebelow.关于这些形容词的可分级性,请见下文。
The gradability of anadjectiveisreflectedinitsabilitytoexpresscomparison.形容词的可分级性反映在其表达比较的能力上。
See
gradable
- The gradability ofadjectiveshasimportantconsequencesfortheirgrammaticalbehaviour.
- The gradability ofadjectivesofcomparisonis morerestrictedthan that ofordinaryadjectives.
- Thischaracteristicisknownas gradability.
Linguistics: grammatical terms
- ablative
- apposition
- appositive
- appositively
- attributively
- concord
- countable
- demonstrative
- feminine
- intensifier
- nominative
- particle
- premodifier
- regularity
- singular
- stative
- syntactic
- syntactically
- syntax
- uncountable