copula
n.[语法]系动词(如be,seem,appear等),[逻](命题主词与谓词间的)连系
难易程度:
copula为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:copular
近义词, 同义词
copula
/'kɒpjʊlə; `kɑpjələ/
n (grammar) type of verb that connects a subject with its complement 系词（即连系动词, 用以连结主语及其补语）
*In `George became ill', the verb `became' is a copula. 在Georgebecameill一句中, became是系词.
n (grammar) type of verb that connects a subject with its complement 系词（即连系动词, 用以连结主语及其补语）
*In `George became ill', the verb `became' is a copula. 在Georgebecameill一句中, became是系词.
copula
n[C]technical
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin:'something that joins']
a type of verb that connects the subject of a sentence to its complement, for example 'seem' in the sentence 'The house seems big'
= linking verb
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin:'something that joins']
a type of verb that connects the subject of a sentence to its complement, for example 'seem' in the sentence 'The house seems big'
= linking verb
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