Link verbs often have adjectives as complements describing the subject 形容词常做连系动词的表语,用以描述主语。
A word or word group , such as an adjective , that is placed adjacent to the noun it modifies without a linking verb ; for example , pale in the pale girl 修饰语,修饰性形容词一个词或词组,例如一个形容词,不用连接动词,紧接于它所修饰的名词之后;如在脸色苍白的小女孩里,苍白的
英文解释
an equating verb (such as `be'' or `become'') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence 同义词:copula, copulative,