| 单词 | gerund |
| 释义 | gerund From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishGrammargerundger‧und /ˈdʒerənd/ noun [countable] technicalSLGa noun in the form of the present participle of a verb, for example ‘shopping’ in the sentence ‘I like shopping’Examples from the Corpusgerund• He: True, in many cases you can get away with using a participle instead of a gerund.• This particular passage focuses on the gerund.Origin gerund (1500-1600) Late Latin gerundium, from Latin gerere “to bear, carry on” |
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