属性 — meaning in English

English meaning

• adjunct noun Something added or attached to a main thing, in a lesser role.
• attribute noun A quality or characteristic that belongs to a person or thing.
• predicative adjective In grammar, describing an adjective or noun phrase that modifies its subject from within the predicate, rather than sitting directly before the noun.
• tag noun A small label attached to an item, showing information such as its price, size, or owner.

Senses

属性 is used for these senses in English:

• adjunct An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
• attribute A characteristic or quality of a thing.
• predicative (grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which complements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.
• tag (computing) A keyword, term, or phrase associated with or assigned to data, media, and/or information enabling keyword-based classification; often used to categorize content.

adjunct — full definition

1. noun Something added or attached to a main thing, in a lesser role.
2. noun A colleague who works alongside someone else, usually in a lesser role.
3. noun Short for 'adjunct professor'.
4. noun (brewing) A grain that has not been malted, added alongside the main grain to make beer.

attribute — full definition

1. noun A quality or characteristic that belongs to a person or thing.
2. noun A property or setting associated with a data object, in computing.
3. verb To say that something is caused by or belongs to a particular source.

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