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post-modifier
noun[ C ]
language specialized(alsopostmodifier)uk /ˌpəʊstˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ.ər/ us /ˌpoʊstˈmɑː.də.faɪ.ɚ/
a word or phrase that is used after another word to limit or add to its meaning: 后置修饰语
Postpositive adjectives, for example "general" in "secretary general", are the post-modifiers of noun phrases.后置形容词，比如“secretary general"中的“general”是名词短语的后置修饰语。
The postmodifier serves to narrow down the set of possible referents.后置修饰语用来缩减可能的所指对象集。
Compare
premodifier
Some adjectives may take post-modifiers to complete their meaning.
The presence of a post-modifier tends strongly to encourage plural agreement.
The participle form "informatisé" appeared as a post-modifier in the phrase "le traitement informatisé".
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ablative
apposition
appositive
appositively
attributively
collocate
concord
dative
feminine
genitive
indirect object
inflected
nominal
plural
plurally
postposition
postpositional
postpositive
postpositively
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