| 释义 |
〔clitic〕An unstressed word, typically a function word, that is incapable of standing on its own and attaches in pronunciation to a stressed word, with which it forms a single accentual unit. Examples of clitics are the pronoun’em in I see ’em and the definite article in French l'arme, "the arm.” 附着语素：不重读的字，通常是不能自己单独存在，而在发音上要附加到一个重读的字，然后就会形成一个单音节的单位。附着语素的例子有在I see 'em 中的 'em 以及在法语 l'arme, “手臂”中的限定冠词 |