/naʊn/ • n. 名词 • n. （Noun）人名；（以）努恩 • 复数 nouns
- A content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action.
- The word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition. Derived: Adjecttive nounal appellative nominal
Child designates a person; therefore, child is a noun. In addition, nouns can be identified by the presence of signal words such as the. Someone stole the car. Word order can also provide clues about nouns. For example, in the following sentence, it is clear that the part of speech that will fit into slot #1 and slot #2 must be nouns: #1 touched #1 Often, suffixes will suggest that a word is a noun. For example, -tion, -ness, -ment, or -er at the end of a word usually signify that the word is a noun, as in suggestion, happiness, involvement, and diner. Nouns may be made plural, usually with the suffix -s or -es, as in books and foxes.