Sortal

种属词的

A property of a word that necessarily applies to an entity throughout its existence; for example, cow is sortal, whereas ill is non-sortal. The term derives from ‘sort’. Sortal terms include natural kind terms, artefactual terms, and abstract terms. Multi-word items are not excluded.

指一个词必定适用于某一个实体的特性在这个词中始终存在；例如，cow“母牛”是种属词，而ill“有病的”不是。这个词源自sort“种类”。种属词包括自然类名，人造物名词，抽象名词。多词语项不包括在内。