In ‘a spoonful of sugar’, the word ‘spoonful’ is a partitive.
在 a spoonful of sugar 中,spoonful 一词是表量词。
1.区分的;分隔的
2.【语】部分的;表示部分的
1.【语】表示部分的词
1.a word or expression used for showing that only part of something is being referred to, instead of all of it. In the sentence “Have a piece of cake,” “a piece of” is a partitive.
1.This paper argues, instead, that there exists a semantic asymmetry between double genitive and possessive partitive constructions.
双重属格结构和部分所有格结构一直是语言文献争论的焦点之一。
2.Last, it introduces partitive running examples of tower information system management.
最后介绍了铁塔信息管理系统的部分运行实例。
3.partitive tendencies in education; the uniting influence was stronger than the separative.
教育中的区分倾向;联合的力量大于分离的力量。