agent noun

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌeɪ̯.d͡ʒənt ˈnaʊ̯n/    美 /ˌeɪ̯.d͡ʒənt ˈnaʊ̯n/|/ˌæɪ̯.d͡ʒənt ˈnæɔ̯n/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A noun that denotes an agent (human or nonhuman) that performs the action denoted by the verb from which the noun is derived.
    — The agent noun “cutter” means a person who cuts, or a thing that is made to or is able to cut something.

词形变化

agent nouns plural

词源

First attested in 1782, but in common usage only as of 1875–1880.
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