連系辭,介體,接合部
Copula \Cop"u*la\, n. [L., bond, band. See {Couple}.] 1. (Logic & Gram.) The word which unites the subject and predicate. 2. (Mus.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; -- called also {coupler}.
copula n : an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence [syn: {copulative}, {linking verb}] [also: {copulae} (pl)]