英语

determiner

gb/dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/ us/dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
B2 英语
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名词 technical B2 role
1

word that comes before a noun

A word like the, a, this, or my that goes before a noun.

用法模式: a determiner; [determiner] + [noun]
常见错误:
Learners often confuse determiners with adjectives; determiners usually come before any adjectives (e.g., the big house).
近义词
specifier (Used especially in linguistics for the same general function in a noun phrase.) | article (Only a subtype of determiner (a/an, the).)
搭配
a determiner |determiner + noun |use a determiner |common determiners |a determiner phrase |a determiner system |determiner position |determiner agreement
主题
language |grammar |education
例句
  • In the phrase “the book,” “the” is a determiner.
  • “My” is a determiner in “my friends.”
  • Some noun phrases can have more than one determiner, such as “all the students.”
学习者例句
  • The word “a” is a determiner.
  • Put a determiner before this noun.
名词 formal C1 abstract
2

factor that decides an outcome

Something that helps decide what happens.

用法模式: a/the determiner of [something]
常见错误:
This meaning is less common than determinant; in many contexts, determinant is the more usual word.
近义词
deciding factor (Common everyday phrase with the same meaning.) | determinant (More standard noun for a deciding factor, especially in academic writing.)
搭配
key determiner |main determiner |major determiner |primary determiner |important determiner |a determiner of success |a determiner of behavior |a determiner of health |a determiner of choice
主题
business |society |education
例句
  • Price was the main determiner of where we stayed.
  • Access to clean water is a major determiner of public health.
  • In many elections, turnout is a key determiner of the result.
学习者例句
  • Money was the determiner of our decision.
语法
词典原形
determiner
IPA
GB/dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
US/dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
音节与重音
de - term - iner (3 个音节)
Stress on 2nd syllable (term)
词形变化
Noun
  • Base: determiner
  • Plural: determiners
词族
Forms
determiners noun
Core family
determine verb B1 determination noun B1 determined adjective
Related words
determinedly adverb determinant noun
Negative and opposite forms
undetermined adjective indeterminate adjective
Advanced or less common
deterministic adjective C1 determinism noun C1
相关表达

demonstrative determiner

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/dɪmˈɑnstɹɪtɪv dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
fixed phrase technical

determiner pointing to something

A word like this or those before a noun.

例句
  • In “those days,” “those” is a demonstrative determiner.
  • “This” is a demonstrative determiner in “this problem.”

determiner phrase

1
/dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ fɹˈeɪz/
fixed phrase technical

noun phrase headed by a determiner

A grammar term for a phrase built around a determiner.

例句
  • In DP analysis, “the book” is treated as a determiner phrase rather than a noun phrase.
  • The article introduces the determiner phrase hypothesis.

possessive determiner

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/pəzˈɛsɪv dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
fixed phrase technical

determiner showing ownership

A word like my or their before a noun.

例句
  • In “our house,” “our” is a possessive determiner.
  • She replaced “the report” with “her report” by adding a possessive determiner.

possessive determiner

1
/pəzˈɛsɪv dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
fixed phrase technical

determiner showing belonging

a word like my or their before a noun

例句
  • In modern grammar, my and your are often called possessive determiners.
  • A possessive determiner usually comes at the start of a noun phrase: “his new job.”
  • “Its” is a possessive determiner, while “it’s” means “it is.”

postdeterminer

1
/pˈɔstdɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
fixed phrase technical

word placed after a determiner

A word like first that can come after the before a noun.

例句
  • In “the first time,” “first” is often analyzed as a postdeterminer.
  • “Many” can work as a postdeterminer in “the many problems we faced.”

predeterminer

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/pɹˈɛdɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
fixed phrase technical

word placed before another determiner

A word like all that can come before the or my.

例句
  • In “all the students,” “all” is a predeterminer.
  • “Both” functions as a predeterminer in “both these answers.”

quantifying determiner

1
/kwˈɔntɪfˌaɪɪŋ dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
fixed phrase technical

determiner expressing amount

A word that tells the amount before a noun, like some or many.

例句
  • “Many” is a quantifying determiner in “many people.”
  • In “enough time,” “enough” functions as a quantifying determiner.

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