Copula

['kɒpjʊlə] or ['kɑpjələ]

解释:

(noun.) an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence.

埃莉诺校对--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) The word which unites the subject and predicate.

(n.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; -- called also coupler.

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解释:

n. that which joins together: a bond or tie: (logic) the word joining the subject and predicate.—adj. Cop′ular.—v.t. and v.i. Cop′ulāte to unite in sexual commerce.—n. Copulā′tion act of copulating.—adj. Cop′ulātive uniting.—n. (gram.) a conjunction that unites ideas as well as words.—adj. Cop′ulātory.

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