noun

名词 noun:

1. a word that can be used to refer to a person or place or thing
2. a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb

1. Is this noun in the nominative?
   这个名词是主格形式的吗?
2. In `the black cat' the adjective `black' modifies the noun `cat'.
   在｀黑猫＇这一词组中，形容词｀黑＇修饰名词｀猫＇.
3. In French the adjective must agree with the noun in number and gender.
   法语中形容词必须在数和性上与名词一致。
4. The function of an adjective is to describe or add to the meaning of a noun.
   形容词的作用是描述或增加名词的意思。
5. There are many nouns in a dictionary.
   字典里有很多名词。

noun

n.Abbr. n.Grammar （名词）缩写 n.【语法】
A word that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action and can function as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or an appositive.
名词：表示名称，如人、地、事、性质或行为的词，可作为词的主语或动词的宾语，介词的宾语或同位语

来源：
Middle English [name, noun]
中古英语 [名字，名词]
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法语
from Latin nômen nômin- * see nò-men-
源自 拉丁语 nômen nômin- *参见 nò-men-