a/an + substantive
这里'a substantive'泛指名词类别。
A substantive can be a single word or a phrase.
名词可以是一个单词或一个短语。
名词；名词性词语
substantives — plural of substantive
实质内容；语义内容；文本中承载意义的部分,如词语及其排列顺序。；充当名词的任何单词或词组；实质性
a word or group of words functioning as a noun
文本中承载意义的部分,如词语及其排列顺序。
Part of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their ordering.
充当名词的任何单词或词组
any word or group of words functioning as a noun
A substantive usually acts as the subject or object in a sentence.
名词通常在句子中充当主语或宾语。
用法提示：substantive 是名词，指语法上的“名词”这一词类。
In the phrase 'the red car,' the substantive is 'car'.
在短语 the red car 中，名词是 car。
用法提示：substantive 作名词，指短语中承担核心名词功能的词 car。
Both 'teacher' and 'happiness' are substantives in English.
teacher 和 happiness 在英语中都是名词。
用法提示：substantives 是名词复数，指多个作为名词使用的词。
这里'a substantive'泛指名词类别。
A substantive can be a single word or a phrase.
名词可以是一个单词或一个短语。
这里'the substantive'特指某个具体名词。
The substantive in this sentence is 'freedom'.
这个句子中的名词是'freedom'。
复数形式与动词搭配。
Substantives often function as subjects or objects.
名词常作主语或宾语。
在语法语境中可与 substantive 互换，但 substantive 更正式、更古老
grammar · medium
易错句子The manager made a substantive decision.
正确表达The manager made a substantial decision.
学习者误将名词"substantive"用作形容词表达“重要的”含义，应使用形容词"substantial"。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many substantive in this paragraph.
正确表达There are many substantives in this paragraph.
名词"substantive"是可数名词，复数形式为"substantives"，此处缺少复数词尾。
substantial 是形容词，表示‘大量的’或‘实质性的’；substantive 是名词，表示‘名词（词类）’
substitute 意为‘替代’，而 substantive 意为‘名词’，拼写和发音相近但含义不同
名词性从句
A substantive clause functions as a noun in a sentence.
名词性从句在句子中充当名词。
名词性成分
In grammar, a substantive noun can stand alone as a subject.
在语法中，名词性成分可以单独作主语。
名词性短语
The teacher asked the students to identify the substantive phrase in the sentence.
老师要求学生找出句子中的名词性短语。
名词性动词（动名词）
A gerund is a substantive verb that functions as a noun.
动名词是充当名词的名词性动词。
名词性格
In some languages, the substantive case is used for the subject.
在某些语言中，名词性格用于主语。
sub- (under) + stant (stand) + -ive (adjective suffix)
sub- (under) + stant (stand) + -ce (noun suffix)
sub- (under) + stant (stand) + -ial (adjective suffix)
与 substantive 同属名词性成分范畴，强调语法功能
substantive 可充当主语或宾语，与谓语构成句子结构
substantive 可被修饰语修饰，共同组成名词短语
substantive 可在从句中充当成分，如名词性从句
substantive 常出现在名词短语或介词短语中
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.