apposition
noun /ˌæpəˈzɪʃn/
/ˌæpəˈzɪʃn/
[uncountable] (grammar- the use of a noun phrase immediately after or before another noun phrase that refers to the same person or thing
同位 - in apposition to something In the phrase ‘Paris, the capital of France’, ‘the capital of France’ is in apposition to ‘Paris’.
在短语 Paris, the capital of France 中，the capital of France 是 Paris 的同位语。
词源late Middle English: from late Latin appositio(n-), from apponere ‘to apply’, from ad- ‘towards’ + ponere ‘put’. - in apposition to something In the phrase ‘Paris, the capital of France’, ‘the capital of France’ is in apposition to ‘Paris’.