<gloss>

<gloss> 標明用來為另一個字詞下定義或提供註解的字詞。 3.3.4 Terms, Glosses, Equivalents, and Descriptions
組件core — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
屬性 att.declaring (@decls) att.translatable (@version) att.typed (@type, @subtype)
target用一個絕對或相對的統一資源識別符參照來標明相關聯的元素term
狀態 非必備的
資料類型

<rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
data.pointer
should be a valid URI reference that resolves to a term element
cRef (canonical reference) 用元素refsDecl在TEI標頭內所定義的標準參照來指明相關聯的元素term
狀態 非必備的
資料類型

<rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
data.pointer
the result of applying the algorithm for the resolution of canonical references (described in section 16.2.5 Canonical References) should be a valid URI reference that resolves to a term element
屬於
可包含
宣告

<rng:element name="gloss">
<rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
<rng:ref name="att.declaring.attributes"/>
<rng:ref name="att.translatable.attributes"/>
<rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
<rng:choice>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="target">
   <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="cRef">
   <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
</rng:choice>
<rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq"/>
</rng:element>
element gloss
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.declaring.attributes,
   att.translatable.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   ( attribute target { data.pointer }? | attribute cRef { data.pointer }? ),
   macro.phraseSeq
}
例子
We may define <term xml:id="tdpvrend="sc">discoursal point of view</term>
as
<gloss target="#tdpv">the relationship, expressed through discourse
structure, between the implied author or some other addresser,
and the fiction.</gloss>