determiner

名词 n.
/dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nə(ɹ)/    /dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nə(ɹ)/|/dɪˈtɝ.mɪ.nɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone or something that determines, or helps to determine, something else.; A factor that defines something, or one among several that define it.
    — Near-synonym: definer
  2. Someone or something that determines, or helps to determine, something else.; Someone or something (especially a sentient agent) that determines; a decider of a disposition.
    — Near-synonyms: decider, decisor, disposer, definer, arbiter, arbitrator, decisionmaker
  3. A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.
    — Near-synonym: determinative (broadly synonymous)
  4. A dependent function in a noun phrase that marks it as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun.
    — Near-synonym: determinative (broadly synonymous)

词形变化

determiners plural

词源

Etymology tree
English determine
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English determiner
From determine + -er.
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