classifier

美 ['klæsɪfaɪə(r)]

英 ['klæsɪfaɪə(r)]

权威英汉双解

classifier

1.	分类成分，分类词（能显示同义所属关系，如前缀 un 是表示反义的分类成分）an affix or word which shows that a word belongs to a group of words with similar meanings. For example the prefix ‘un’ is a classifier that shows the word is negative.