attributively
adverb uk/əˈtrɪb.jə.tɪv.li/ us/əˈtrɪb.jə.t̬ɪv.li/
(用於名词前)起修饰作用地,起定语作用地
before a noun
Sometimes a proper noun is used attributively, as is "Paris" in "a Paris street". 有时,专有名词会作为定语使用,如“a Paris street”中的“Paris”。
The adjective "warm" is used attributively in the phrase "a warm day". 在“a warm day”这个表述中,形容词“warm”作定语使用。
See: attributive
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- A noun used attributively modifies another noun.
- The adjective “well known” is written as “well-known” - with a hyphen - when it is used attributively.
- Write three sentences using the noun "school" attributively.