| 释义 |
〔expletive〕A word that stands in place of and anticipates a following word or phrase. In the sentenceThere are many books on the table, the word there functions as an expletive. 语助词：一个单词代替或提前指代某一后面的词或短语。在句子有许多书在桌子上 中，单词 there 的功能就是一个语助词 〔preverb〕A prefix or particle preceding the root or stem of a verb, asfor- in forget. 动词词干或词根前的前缀或语助词，如forget 中的 for- |