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preposition

英 [,prepə'zɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,prɛpə'zɪʃən]
  • n. 介词;前置词

英英释意


1. a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
2. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)