定语(Attribute)
定语是用来修饰名词或代词的。如:
A small business may employ only one bookkeeper. 小企业可以只雇用一个簿记员。
除形容词之外,数词、名词所有格、动词不定式、介词短语、分词短语、动名词、副词、从句等,都可作定语。
There is some exciting news on the newspaper today. 今天报上有令人兴奋的消息。
Every Saturday Mr. Black goes to the supermarket to do shopping. 每星期六,布莱克先生都去超级市场购物。
See the statement above. 见上文。
The faded flowers covered the ground. 地上满是凋谢的花朵。
It‘s a firm that specializes in hand-made furniture. 那是一家专门经营手工家具的公司。