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单词 pro-infinitive
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pro-infinitive
pro-infinitive n.
Brit. /ˈprəʊɪnˌfɪnᵻtɪv/
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U.S. /ˈproʊᵻnˌfɪnədɪv/
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pro-infinitive1905
1905 O. Jespersen Growth & Struct. Eng. Lang. viii. 208 Another recent innovation is the use of to as what might be called a pro-infinitive instead of the clumsy to do so: ‘Will you play?’ ‘Yes, I intend to.’ ‘I am going to.’
1964 Eng. Stud. 45 88 To here stands..for to tell me, or to do so, for which reason Jespersen calls it a ‘pro-infinitive’.
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