| 单词 | non-gradable |
| 释义 | non-gradable adjective languagespecializeduk/ˌnɒnˈɡreɪ.də.bəl/us/ˌnɑːnˈɡreɪ.də.bəl/A non-gradableadjectiveoradverbis one that cannot be used in thecomparativeorsuperlative, or that cannot bequalifiedby words such as 'very' or 'quite'. （形容词或副词）非等级的Linguistics: grammatical terms
Examplesofnon-gradablenon-gradable In the case ofnon-gradableadjectives, meer can be interpreted as indicating a quantity rather than a quality. From theCambridge English Corpus It is simply unusual for a gradable adjective to be preceded by anon-gradableadjective. From theCambridge English Corpus Synthetic responses for gradable andnon-gradablemonosyllabics were compared within and between groups (four-year-olds, seven-year-olds and adults). From theCambridge English Corpus They are also without exceptionnon-gradable, and they cannot be modified (*more feline, *incredibly equine). From theCambridge English Corpus Relativelynon-gradableproperty verbs, such as co3 ' wrong ', are normally infelicitous with direct comparison as well (68). From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, nine seven-year-olds preferred only onenon-gradableadjective in the suffixed comparative form, and in each case, it was the adjective wrong. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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