endocentric
/en-doh-sen-trik/US // ˌɛn doʊˈsɛn trɪk //UK // (ˌɛndəʊˈsɛntrɪk) //
内中心,内向型,内心化,内心主义
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
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Grammar.
- : having the same syntactic function in the sentence as one of its immediate constituents. Cold water is an endocentric construction, since it functions as would the noun water. Greenhouse is an endocentric compound, since it is a noun as is its head house.
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