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predeterminer

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pre·de·ter·min·er /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmənə $ -ˈtɜːrmənər/ noun [countable]  technicalSLG a word that is used before a determiner (=a word such as ‘the’, ‘that’, ‘his’ etc). In the phrases ‘all the boys’ and ‘both his parents’, the words ‘all’ and ‘both’ are predeterminers. 前置限定词
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predeterminer
predeterminer /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmənə, ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnə $ -ˈtɜːrmənər/ noun [countable]
technical a word that is used before a determiner (=a word such as ‘the’, ‘that’, ‘his’ etc). In the phrases ‘all the boys’ and ‘both his parents’, the words ‘all’ and ‘both’ are predeterminers.


pre·de·ter·minerBrE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪnər/ 🔊 noun (grammar 语法) a word that can be used before a determiner, such as all in all the students or twice in twice the price 前位限定词,前位限定成分(置于限定词前,如 all the students 中的 all 和 twice the price 中的 twice)