selectional
adjective/sɪˈlekʃənl/
/sɪˈlekʃənl/
(linguistics)- used to describe the process by which each word limits what kind of words can be used with it in normal language
（正规语言中单词对搭配词）选择的，限制的 - ‘Eat’ has the selectional restriction that it must be followed by a kind of food, so ‘I eat sky’ is not possible.
eat 一词之后限跟某种食物，所以不可能说 I eat sky。
- ‘Eat’ has the selectional restriction that it must be followed by a kind of food, so ‘I eat sky’ is not possible.