在英语语法中,“先行词” 的英文是 “antecedent” 。它是指在定语从句(adjective clause,也叫relative clause)中,被关系代词(如who, whom, which, that, whose等)或关系副词(如when, where, why等)所修饰或指代的名词或代词。
例如:
- The man who is standing there is my teacher.(“the man” 是先行词,关系代词 “who” 指代它并引导定语从句 “who is standing there” )
- This is the house where I lived last year.(“the house” 是先行词,关系副词 “where” 指代它并引导定语从句 “where I lived last year” )
简单来说,先行词就是定语从句所描述或限定的对象,它位于定语从句之前,为关系词提供了指代的基础。
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