音标:['mɒdɪfaɪəz] ;
n. 调节器( modifier的复数形式 ); <语>修饰语
n. a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
n. a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising
n. a person who changes something

Having robbed the bank in record time, it was possible to make off with the town's chocolate rabbit as well. 在飞速洗劫了银行之后,还能偷走镇上的巧克力兔子。 The modifying phrase in this sentence seems unrelated to anything el

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(157) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

Grammar Girl here. Today, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga helps us understand modifiers that come at the beginning of a sentence. Bonnie says, As a guest-writer, I plan to talk about two kinds of troublesome modifiers that begin a sentence. Like many of y

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(194) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

Todays episode concerns a what-you-may-have-been-wondering-about topic. That sure was a mouthful, and it illustrates the problem of stacked modifiers, which occurs when you string together too many words to describe a noun at the end of the mouthful.

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(195) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

Grammar Girl here. Today guest-writer Bonnie Trenga is going to help us take a break from serious grammar and instead delve into the world of comedysome intentional, some not. Groucho Marx said it best: One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. H

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(212) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is misplaced modifiers. Of all the writing errors you can make, misplaced modifiers are among the most likely to confuse your readers, but they're also kind of fun because misplaced modifiers can give your sentences s

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Beng(h)azi,Beng(h)asi
best asymptotically normal estimator
brain dump
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by pass road
calypso (trinidad)
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http status
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lyssaviruss
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rights of minorities
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second order viscoelastic theory
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