a word or phrase that is used after another word to limit or add to its meaning

Postpositive adjectives, for example "general" in "secretary general", are the post-modifiers of noun phrases. 后置形容词，比如“secretary general"中的“general”是名词短语的后置修饰语。

The postmodifier serves to narrow down the set of possible referents. 后置修饰语用来缩减可能的所指对象集。