question tag
英 [ˈkwestʃən tæɡ]
美 [ˈkwestʃən tæɡ]
n. 附加疑问成分,反意疑问成分(缀于陈述句之后,以将其变为问句或核实原句的正确性)
牛津词典
noun
- 附加疑问成分,反意疑问成分(缀于陈述句之后,以将其变为问句或核实原句的正确性)
a phrase such as isn't it? or don't you? that you add to the end of a statement in order to turn it into a question or check that the statement is correct, as in You like mushrooms, don't you?
柯林斯词典
- 疑问尾句;附加疑问句
In grammar, aquestion tagis a very short clause at the end of a statement which changes the statement into a question. For example, in 'She said half price, didn't she?', the words 'didn't she' are a question tag.