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gerund

n.动名词

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gerund为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

形容词:gerundial

gerund


/'dʒerənd; `dʒɛrənd/
n = verbal noun (verbal).

gerund


n[C]technical
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin;Origin: gerundium, from Latin gerere 'to bear, carry on']
a noun in the form of the present participle of a verb, for example 'shopping' in the sentence 'I like shopping'