copulative [
'kɒpjuleitiv]
a. 连结的, 结合的, 交媾的
n. 并列连词, 系词
copulative[ noun ]- an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
<noun.communication>
[ adj ]- syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence
<adj.all>
`and' is a copulative conjunction
Copulative \Cop"u*la"tive\, a. [L. copulativus: cf. F.
copulatif.]
Serving to couple, unite, or connect; as, a copulative
conjunction like ``and''.
Copulative \Cop"u*la*tive\, n.
1. Connection. [Obs.] --Rycaut.
2. (Gram.) A copulative conjunction.