anaphor
noun
UK/ˈæn.ə.fɔːʳ/
US/ˈæn.ə.fɔːr/
Definitions of anaphor noun
- Countable(可數名詞)language(語言)
A linguistic unit, such as a word or phrase, that refers back to a previously mentioned word or phrase within a text, substituting for it to avoid repetition.
前指詞（如例句“Joe dropped a glass and it broke”中的“it”）
In the sentence "Mary was tired, so she went to bed," the pronoun "she" is an anaphor.
在句子「Mary累了，所以她去睡覺了」中，代詞「she」是一個回指詞。
"When they arrived, the party had already begun." In this sentence, 'they' is an anaphor.
「當他們到達時，派對已經開始了。」在這個句子中，「they」是一個回指詞。
In the sentence, "I saw a dog, and it was chasing a cat," the word "it" is an anaphor.
在句子「我看到一隻狗，它在追一隻貓」中，單詞「it」是一個回指詞。