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.

双语例句

• For the purpose of the correct use of this kind of specific question, this paper make somewhat of a thorough collection of various tag questions, analyzing them one after another, so that a satisfactory explanation would be presented.
  为了正确地使用这种特殊的问句形式，本文收集了各类常用附加疑问句，通过逐一分析，以期对这一语言现象作一较为全面的解释。
• Therefore, the failure in question could only happen if the executable running had a name under four characters ( it was sed), and had no tag set.
  因此，仅当正运行的可执行文件的名称在4个字符（一般情况）以下且没有设置标记时，才会发生失败。
• You add a question tag to a statement to turn it into a question.
  在陈述句后面加一个简短问句可将陈述句变成反意疑问句。
• Tag-question normally consists of a statement and a question tag.
  反义疑问句通常有陈述句和一般疑问句构成。
• But while few question China's rise and its existing might, when will we be able to drop the "emerging" tag and simply refer to the country as a superpower& much like the U.S.is perceived today?
  尽管少有人怀疑并觉察到今天中国的崛起和存在可能更像是美国的翻版。但到底什么时候才可以撕掉中国“新兴大国”的标签而直截了当地称其为超级大国？
• You can use a negative statement and a positive question tag to ask people for things, or to ask for help or information.
  由否定陈述句加肯定简短问句构成的反意疑问句可用以提出请求，要求帮助或寻求信息。
• The eight major types of questions are: wh-question, declarative question, positive yes-no question, negative yes-no question, yes-no question with modal auxiliaries, X not X question, tag question, and alternative question.
  这八个主要类型的问题有特殊疑问句，陈述疑问句，正向是非问句，反向是非问句，含有情态词的是非问句，正反问句，附加疑问句，选择疑问句。