apposition
/ˌæpəʊˈzɪʃən/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。
派生词
appositional
adjective & noun词源
late Middle English: from late Latin appositio（n-）, from apponere 'to apply' （see APPOSITE）.