Discourse marker
n. 话语标记语
🧩 词语组成解析
marker
[mɑ:kə;'mɑ:kə,mɑ:kə]
n. 标识，标记;记号笔，阅卷人;防守队员;特征;
🗣️ 情景例句
How long has he held office?
他已任职多长时间了？
He's a lawyer.
他是律师。
for the simple reason that I was left with several curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere.
原因很简单，因为还剩下几个形状奇特的零件似乎哪里也装不上去。