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单词 postpose
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Definition of postpose in English:

postpose

verb pəʊs(t)ˈpəʊzˌpōs(t)ˈpōz
[with object]Grammar
  • Place (a modifying word or morpheme) after the word that it modifies.

    〔语法〕将(修饰性单词或词素)置后

    a postposed genitive
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her characterization includes postposing ‘hey’ to every second sentence: Why don't we meet down the station, hey?
    • Preposed and postposed forms that come first include: aero (air), crypto (hidden), demo (people), geo (earth), odonto (tooth), ornitho (bird), and thalasso (sea).
    • As noted, the ideophone can occur with quotative go, with either a preposed or a postposed subject nominal.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'place later or lower'): from French postposer, from post- 'after' + poser 'to place'. The current sense dates from the 1920s.

Definition of postpose in US English:

postpose

verbˌpōs(t)ˈpōz
[with object]Grammar
  • Place (a modifying word or morpheme) after the word that it modifies.

    〔语法〕将(修饰性单词或词素)置后

    a postposed genitive
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her characterization includes postposing ‘hey’ to every second sentence: Why don't we meet down the station, hey?
    • Preposed and postposed forms that come first include: aero (air), crypto (hidden), demo (people), geo (earth), odonto (tooth), ornitho (bird), and thalasso (sea).
    • As noted, the ideophone can occur with quotative go, with either a preposed or a postposed subject nominal.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘place later or lower’): from French postposer, from post- ‘after’ + poser ‘to place’. The current sense dates from the 1920s.

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