Word · Frequency #27931
connective
连接词；连词
a word used to connect words, clauses, or sentences; a conjunction
- 1.
That which connects.
连接物；连接体。
- 2.
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
连接词,一种无词形变化的虚词,用于连接词、短语、从句或句子
- 3.
A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.
真值函数；联结词。
- 4.
an instrumentality that connects
连接装置；连接工具
- 5.
A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.
连接词；连词。
- 6.
The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together.
药隔。
- 7.
A connective tissue.
结缔组织。
结缔组织；逻辑连接词；联结词；连接物；连接装置；药隔；连接物；连接体。
In use
"And" is a common connective used to join two clauses.
The connective tissue in the body holds organs together.
In this sentence, the word "because" serves as a connective.
Connections
Collocations
- logical connective
- 逻辑连接词
- The sentence uses ‘and’ as a logical connective.这个句子把‘and’用作逻辑连接词。
- truth-functional connective
- 真值函数联结词
- ‘If…then…’ is a truth-functional connective.‘If…then…’是一个真值函数联结词。
- binary connective
- 二元联结词
- A binary connective takes two propositions to form a new proposition.二元联结词取两个命题构成一个新命题。
- discourse connective
- 话语连接词
- ‘However’ often acts as a discourse connective between sentences.‘However’常常在句子之间充当语篇连接词。
- coordinating connective
- 并列连接词
- ‘And’ and ‘but’ are coordinating connectives.‘and’和‘but’是并列连接词。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
connect 是“连接”，-ive 像“一物”：把词句连起来的是连接词，也指结缔组织。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：语法教学、学术写作、语言学 作名词表示“连接词”时，是语法和语言学中的术语，通常用于正式书面语或学术语境，语气正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with connective (/kəˈnɛktɪv/) and share the spelling chunk -ective. Beware adjective, which also ends in -ective but is pronounced /ˈædʒɪktɪv/ with a short i, so it does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.