名词作前置修饰语刍议

Tentative Approach to Nouns Serving as a Premodifier

名词和形容词均可作前置修饰语,但它们有何相似和不同之处;名词作前置修饰语与它所修饰的名词之间有何语义上的特点,使用时又有哪些注意事项,本文试作简要论述。

Both nouns and adjectives can serve as premodifiers. But what are their similarities and differences？ What semantic characteristic is there between a noun used as a premodifier and the noun it modifies？ And what must we pay attention to when using a noun as a premodifier？ This paper is intended to make a brief presentation.