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adjective [ˈædʒıktıv] N

adjective

形容词 xíngróngcí

▶ adjectival [ˌædʒekˈtaıvəl] ADJ

Usage examples with adjective

a demonstrative adjective

指示形容词

a positive adjective

原级形容词

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English

Notice that some of these words also introduce adjective and adverbial clauses. en.wikipedia.org

Terminology varies, however; it may also be called a "verbal" noun or adjective (on the grounds that it is derived from a verb). en.wikipedia.org

Adjectives normally follow the noun they modify, and agree with it in gender, number and case. en.wikipedia.org

Often the term skipping is used only as an adjective in describing the process. en.wikipedia.org

The final part of the questionnaire was designed to check the manipulation of the adjective valence. en.wikipedia.org

The use of the adjectives ("praetorius, praetoricius, praetorianus") in a large number of circumstances testify to a general sense. en.wikipedia.org

The word can be used as both a noun and an adjective. en.wikipedia.org

In poetry, however, and to a lesser extent in prose, most adjectives "may" occur before the noun they modify, but this is a literary device. en.wikipedia.org

It functions as an adjective (not seldom as a noun also) and it can be in every tense stem. en.wikipedia.org

Adjectives are invariant, and adverbs are not distinguished from adjectives. en.wikipedia.org

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