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appositively adverb language specializeduk /əˈpɒz.ə.tɪv.li/ us /əˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv.li/ in an appositive way (= having two nouns or noun phrases that refer to the same person or thing): 以同位语方式 When a title is used appositively it requires commas: "The final book of the series, How To Fly, is relatively short."把标题作为同位语时需要加一个逗号:“这个系列最后一本书,《怎么飞》,比较短。” Sometimes the subject of a sentence consists of two words or phrases that are appositively connected. Present participles can be used appositively, as in the sentence "She was in the garden, watering the flowers". SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Linguistics: grammatical terms ablative apposition appositive attributively collocate concessive concord dative feminine genitive indirect object inflected nominal plural post-modifier postposition postpositional postpositive postpositively syntax
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