referent
n. 指示物
1. something referred to; the object of a reference
2. the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
3. something that refers; a term that refers to another term
The utterance functions of the modifiers include referent and assertion.
修饰语的表述功能包括指称和陈述.
Gender of the pronoun should be identical with its referent.
英语名词的性属类别涉及到其相应代词的性属选择问题.
Conclusion: CT scanning is of remarkable referent value and significance in diagnosing cranium facial osteofibrom hyperplasy.
结论: CT对颅面骨骨纤维异常增殖症的诊断具有重要参考价值.
But Austin, who puts forward speech act theory, maintains that language is not only referent, but also performative.
言语行为理论始创者奥斯汀提出语言不仅仅具有指称作用, 同样具有施为作用.