apposition

apposition
noun
[mass noun]
  1. (chiefly technical)the positioning of things or condition of being side by side or close together
    (主 技)并置,并列;紧贴,紧靠
  2. (Grammar)a relationship between two or more words or phrases in which the two units are grammatically parallel and have the same referent (e.g. my friend Sue; the first US president, George Washington)
    (语法)同位关系
派生
appositional
( & )
adjective & noun
语源
  1. late Middle English : from late Latin appositio(n-), from apponere 'to apply' (see apposite)
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