Copula
n. 系词, 介体, 接合部\\n[医] 介体; (舌)联桁; 交配
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
copula
n
(grammar) type of verb that connects a subject with its complement 系词（即连系动词, 用以连结主语及其补语）
In `George became ill', the verb `became' is a copula. 在Georgebecameill一句中, became是系词.
🗣️ 情景例句
when the dog scratched on the front door.
当那狗在抓前门时。
One may sooner fall than rise.
跌倒容易爬起难。
I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
我刚下船，就被一个人截住，他向我兜售一枚钻石戒指。