英语词汇“gerund”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

In English grammar, a gerund is a word based on a verb that functions as a noun in the sentence. For example, if you say "Sleeping is my favorite thing to do," "sleeping" is a gerund.

Gerund comes from the Latin word gerundus, which means to carry on. In English, gerunds can be the subject of the sentence, the direct object, or the indirect object, and they always end in "ing." They are verbs that are acting as nouns. In the sentence, "You may like writing, but it's clear you don't like grammar," the word "writing" is a gerund.

WORD FAMILY

gerund: gerundial, gerunds

USAGE EXAMPLES

Instead, Wilson and Nabokov clashed over a gerund.

Slate(Dec 20, 2016)

Long after I attached Gs to my gerunds and bleached out the local color from my language, I stumbled over the word “on”.

The Guardian(Sep 06, 2016)

He pumped the beat, a Ugandan jive, and after shouting the gerund a few more times, he finally came to its object: “Rep-re-sen-ting UUUUUUUUUU-gan-da!”

The Guardian(May 18, 2016)

n a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun)

Hyper

deverbal noun, verbal noun

a noun that is derived from a verb

单词	gerund
释义	gerund (once / 31269 pages) n In English grammar, a gerund is a word based on a verb that functions as a noun in the sentence. For example, if you say "Sleeping is my favorite thing to do," "sleeping" is a gerund. Gerund comes from the Latin word gerundus, which means to carry on. In English, gerunds can be the subject of the sentence, the direct object, or the indirect object, and they always end in "ing." They are verbs that are acting as nouns. In the sentence, "You may like writing, but it's clear you don't like grammar," the word "writing" is a gerund. WORD FAMILY gerund: gerundial, gerunds USAGE EXAMPLES Instead, Wilson and Nabokov clashed over a gerund. Slate(Dec 20, 2016) Long after I attached Gs to my gerunds and bleached out the local color from my language, I stumbled over the word “on”. The Guardian(Sep 06, 2016) He pumped the beat, a Ugandan jive, and after shouting the gerund a few more times, he finally came to its object: “Rep-re-sen-ting UUUUUUUUUU-gan-da!” The Guardian(May 18, 2016) n a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun) Hyper deverbal noun, verbal noun a noun that is derived from a verb
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