adjectival
adjective
uk/ˌædʒ.ekˈtaɪ.vəl/us/ˌædʒ.ekˈtaɪ.vəl/containing, being, orrelatingto anadjective:
形容词的an adjectival phrase一个形容词短语
Alkaline is the adjectivalformof thenounalkali.“碱性的”是名词“碱”的形容词形式。
Hehardlyeveruses anounwithout an adjectivalmodifier.他几乎从不使用没有形容词修饰语的名词。
See
adjective
- She uses a lot of adjectivalphrasesin her writing.
- “Hispanic” is nowappliedin adjectivalformto avastanddiverseethnicgroupin the US.
Linguistics: parts of speech
- abstract noun
- adj
- adjectivally
- adjunct
- adv
- adverb
- adverbial
- common noun
- concrete noun
- conj
- conjunction
- connective
- count noun
- countable noun
- determiner
- noun
- noun phrase
- pronoun
- relative pronoun
- verb