modifier

modifier
noun
  1. a person or thing that makes partial or minor changes to something
    修改者,更改者;改型者,改装者
    ■(Grammar)a word, especially an adjective or noun used attributively, that restricts or adds to the sense of a head noun (e.g. good and family in a good family house)
    (语法)修饰语(尤指作定语用的形容词或名词,用于限制或增加中心词的语义,如a good family house中的good和family)
    ■(Genetics)a gene which modifies the phenotypic expression of a gene at another locus
    (遗传)修饰基因
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