| 释义 |
pluperfect
plu·per·fect P0384300 (plo͞o-pûr′fĭkt)adj.1. Of or being a verb tense used to express action completed before a specified or implied past time.2. More than perfect; supremely accomplished; ideal: "He has won a reputation as [a] pluperfect bureaucrat" (New York Times).n.1. The pluperfect tense, formed in English with the past participle of a verb and the auxiliary had, as had learned in the sentence He had learned to type by the end of the semester. Also called past perfect.2. A verb or form in the pluperfect tense.
[Middle English pluperfyth, alteration of Latin plūs quam perfectum, more than perfect : plūs, more; see pelə- in Indo-European roots + quam, than + perfectum, neuter past participle of perficere, to complete; see perfect.]pluperfect (pluːˈpɜːfɪkt) adj, n (Grammar) grammar another term for past perfect[C16: from the Latin phrase plūs quam perfectum more than perfect]plu•per•fect (pluˈpɜr fɪkt)
adj. 1. past perfect (def. 1). 2. more than perfect: speaking with pluperfect precision. n. 3. past perfect (defs. 2, 3). [1520–30; < Latin plū(s quam)perfectum (more than) perfect, translation of Greek hypersyntelikós] pluperfectUsed to describe a verb form that expresses an action, that has been completed before the time of speaking, as in “We had walked.”Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pluperfect - a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect"past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect tenseperfect, perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense - a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) | | Adj. | 1. | pluperfect - more than perfect; "he spoke with pluperfect precision"perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day" |
Translations
pluperfect
Synonyms for pluperfectnoun a perfective tense used to express action completed in the pastSynonyms- past perfect
- past perfect tense
- pluperfect tense
Related Words- perfect
- perfect tense
- perfective
- perfective tense
adj more than perfectRelated Words |