English Dictionary

postpositive

形容詞

比較不可 形容詞・副詞

(grammar, of an adjective or other modifier) Placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad.

日本語の意味

形容詞やその他の修飾語が修飾対象の語の直後、または補語の一部として配置される用法、すなわち名詞の後に置かれる（後置形） / 例：'two men abreast'のように名詞の直後に続くか、'those two men are bad'のように補語の一部となる用法を示す

The linguistics professor pointed out that a postpositive modifier, such as 'attorney general', comes after the noun it modifies.

言語学の教授は、修飾する語の後に置かれる後置修飾語（例えば「attorney general」）が名詞の後に来ることを指摘した。

意味（1）

(grammar, of an adjective or other modifier) Placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad.