Wordiyoreferential
🇬🇧 UK/,refə'renʃ(ə)l/🇺🇸 US/.refә'renʃәl/
B1
Definitions
adj.
Relating to or containing a reference; pointing to or denoting something specific
指示的；参照的；含有引用的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedreagain, back
+
entperforming, being in a state
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ialrelating to, having the nature of
=referential
Common Collocations
- 1.referential meaning指示意义
- 2.referential expression指示性表达
- 3.[referential language]指涉性语言
- 4.referential ambiguity指称歧义
Example Sentences
- 1.
The poem is highly referential, drawing on classical mythology and literature.
- 2.
Linguists study how referential expressions link words to real-world objects.