apposition
n[U]
(grammar) addition of one word or phrase to another word or phrase as an explanation 同位; 同格
In `Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother' `the Queen Mother' is in apposition to `Queen Elizabeth'. 在`Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother'一语中`the Queen Mother'是`Queen Elizabeth'的同位语.
🗣️ 情景例句
I'll remind you, Richard.
我会提醒你的, Richard。
When a dog is drowning,every one offers him drink.
待到狗溺水,众人给水喝。
In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away protection money was paid to them.