declension

Word family noundeclensionadjectivedeclensional

Related topics: Grammar

de·clen·sion /dɪˈklenʃən/ noun [countableC]

1. SLGthe set of various forms that a noun, pronoun, or adjective can have according to whether it is the subject, object etc of a sentence in a language such as Latin or German 变格，词形变化〔在拉丁语、德语等语言中，表示一个名词、代词或形容词在句子中是主语还是宾语等的一系列不同的形式〕

2. SLGa particular set of nouns etc that all have the same set of forms 词形变化相同的一组词

Origin declension

(1400-1500) French déclinaison, from Latin declinare “to turn aside, inflect”

词汇	declension
释义	declension Word family noundeclensionadjectivedeclensional Related topics: Grammar de·clen·sion /dɪˈklenʃən/ noun [countableC] 1. SLGthe set of various forms that a noun, pronoun, or adjective can have according to whether it is the subject, object etc of a sentence in a language such as Latin or German 变格，词形变化〔在拉丁语、德语等语言中，表示一个名词、代词或形容词在句子中是主语还是宾语等的一系列不同的形式〕 2. SLGa particular set of nouns etc that all have the same set of forms 词形变化相同的一组词 Origin declension (1400-1500) French déclinaison, from Latin declinare “to turn aside, inflect”
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