infinitive
n.不定词 adj.不定词的
难易程度:
infinitive为短语/超纲词汇
词根
fin＝to end（结束）
infinitive
/ɪn'fɪnətɪv; ɪn`fɪnətɪv/
n (grammar)
1 basic form of a verb, without inflections, etc (in English used with or without to, as in he can go; ask him to go) （动词）原形, 不定式（无语尾变化等, 在英语中的用法为带to或不带to, 如he can go、ask him to go）
*a verb in the infinitive 原形动词
* [attrib 作定语] the infinitive form 不定式的形式.
2 (idm 习语) split an infinitive => split.
n (grammar)
1 basic form of a verb, without inflections, etc (in English used with or without to, as in he can go; ask him to go) （动词）原形, 不定式（无语尾变化等, 在英语中的用法为带to或不带to, 如he can go、ask him to go）
*a verb in the infinitive 原形动词
* [attrib 作定语] the infinitive form 不定式的形式.
2 (idm 习语) split an infinitive => split.
infinitive
n[C]technical
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin;Origin: infinitivus, from Latin infinitus; because the verb is not limited by person or number]
in grammar, the basic form of a verb, used with 'to' in English. In the sentence 'I want to watch television.' 'to watch' is an infinitive
→split infinitive
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin;Origin: infinitivus, from Latin infinitus; because the verb is not limited by person or number]
in grammar, the basic form of a verb, used with 'to' in English. In the sentence 'I want to watch television.' 'to watch' is an infinitive
→split infinitive
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