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单词 pluperfect
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
plu•per•fect /pluˈpɜrfɪkt/USA pronunciation  adj. 
  1. Grammarpast perfect (def. 1):The pluperfect tense is formed by adding had to the -ed/-en form of the main verb.

n. 
  1. Grammarpast perfect (defs. 2, 3).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
plu•per•fect  (plo̅o̅ pûrfikt),USA pronunciation 
adj. 
    1. Grammar
      • perfect with respect to a point of reference in past time, as had done in He had done it when I came.
      • designating a tense or other verb formation or construction with such meaning, as Latin portāveram "I had carried.''
    2. more than perfect:He spoke the language with pluperfect precision.

    n. [Gram.]
    1. Grammar
      • the pluperfect tense, or other verb formation or construction with such meaning.
      • a form in the pluperfect.
    • Latin plū(s quam) perfectum (more than) perfect, translation of Greek hypersyntelikós
    • 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pluperfect /pluːˈpɜːfɪkt/ adj , n
  1. another term for past perfect
Etymology: 16th Century: from the Latin phrase plūs quam perfectum more than perfect
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