predicand

词形变化

predicands 复数 predicands

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    What a clausal predicate, predicative complement or adjunct relates to.

    语言学

    In, "downhearted, he left," the predicand for downhearted is the person denoted by he (cf. he was downhearted).

  2. 2.

    The referent of the phrase of which another constituent (the predicate) is predicated.

    语言学

    For example, in They appear uneasy, the property of being uneasy is predicated of (the referent of) they, which is therefore the predicand.

词源

From predicate + -and.

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