dummy subject

短语

词形变化

dummy subjects 复数 dummy subjects

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    In English, a word (such as it or there) used as the subject of a sentence when the real subject is placed after the main verb, or when the subject is indefinite.

    语言学

    In the expression "It's raining", the word "it" is a dummy subject.