referent

'refәrәnt

英文释义

n. something referred to; the object of a reference
n. the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
n. something that refers; a term that refers to another term

中文翻译

n. 指示物

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记忆技巧

referent由前缀re-（表示“再次”或“回”）和词根fer（表示“带来”）以及后缀-ent（表示“有...特征的”）组成。结合起来可以理解为“再次带来的人或事物”。

例句

1. The word "dog" is a referent for a type of animal that is often kept as a pet.
“狗”这个词是指一种常被当作宠物的动物。
2. In the sentence, the pronoun "he" has a referent that is clear from the context.
在这个句子中，代词“他”的指代对象从上下文中可以清楚地看出。
3. The teacher explained that the referent of a word can change depending on the situation.
老师解释说，词语的指代对象可以根据情境而变化。

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