retroactive infinitive
noun
(Grammar ) (especially in O. Jespersen's terminology) an active infinitive that has a preceding noun as its object.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Otto Jespersen (1860–1943), linguist.
| 单词 | retroactive infinitive |
| 释义 | retroactive infinitivenoun (Grammar ) (especially in O. Jespersen's terminology) an active infinitive that has a preceding noun as its object. Origin |
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