Question

referent n.被谈到的事；[语] 语词所指的对象 (1) 有些哲学家认为一个名称的含义就是其所指。 The referent of words such as table or building is pretty clear, but some referents are more abstract, like for the words happiness or danger. The word referent is handy in grammar-land, when you’re trying to figure out how words are being used in a sentence. Also, Frankenstein’s monster could be the referent of monster, experiment gone wrong, or big green guy.

Accepted Answer

英 ['refərənt] 美 ['refərənt] (1) Some philosophers think that the meaning of a name just is its referent. A referent is what a word or symbol stands for. The referent is the concrete thing that’s being referred to, so an actual chair would be the referent of the word chair.

英语单词	referent
英美音标	英 ['refərənt] 美 ['refərənt]
中文释义	n.被谈到的事；[语] 语词所指的对象
英语例句	(1) Some philosophers think that the meaning of a name just is its referent.
中文例句	(1) 有些哲学家认为一个名称的含义就是其所指。
vocabulary简明	A referent is what a word or symbol stands for. The referent is the concrete thing that’s being referred to, so an actual chair would be the referent of the word chair.
vocabulary扩展	The referent of words such as table or building is pretty clear, but some referents are more abstract, like for the words happiness or danger. The word referent is handy in grammar-land, when you’re trying to figure out how words are being used in a sentence. Also, Frankenstein’s monster could be the referent of monster, experiment gone wrong, or big green guy.

Referent Word Chair Monster 英 Refərənt] 美 Refərənt N.被谈到的事；[语