| 释义 | 
		copula美 ['kɑpjələ]  英 ['kɒpjʊlə]  - n.系词;【解】联桁;【法】交媾;【生】交合
 - 网络连接函数;系动词;联合突
 
 n.  | 1. a verb that links the subject of a sentence with an adjective or noun phrase relating to it, e.g. 'be' or 'seem' 2. a form of the verb 'to be' linking the subject and the predicate in some propositions, e.g. 'are' in 'Some dogs are poodles' 3. anything that provides a link between two things  |  
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