06323822-n 'a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'';
 
Chinese (simplified) 垂悬 修饰语 , 修饰语 的 误用 , 修饰 语的误用 , 垂悬修饰语
English dangling modifier 1 , misplaced modifier
Japanese 懸垂修飾語
Definitions
Japanese
一見したところ意図していない単語を修飾する語または句で、文中の置かれる位置のために生じる:たとえば、『when young, circuses appeal to all of us』の『when young』
English
a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'
Relations
Hyponym: dangling_participle
Hypernym: modifier
Semantic Field: communicationn
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