function word
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈfunction word noun [countable] a word that does not mean anything on its own, but shows the relationship between other words in a sentence, for example words such as ‘but’ or ‘if’ 功能词〔如but或if等，本身并没有实际意义但表明句子中其他词之间的关系〕
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function word
ˈfunction word
noun [countable]
a word that does not mean anything on its own, but shows the relationship between other words in a sentence, for example words such as ‘but’ or ‘if’
ˈfunction word
noun [countable]a word that does not mean anything on its own, but shows the relationship between other words in a sentence, for example words such as ‘but’ or ‘if’