| 单词 | gerund |
| 释义 | gerund —gerundial /jeuh run"dee euhl/, adj. —gerundially, adv. /jer"euhnd/, n. Gram. 1. (in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendi gen., dicendo, dat., abl., etc., "saying." 2. the English -ing form of a verb when functioning as a noun, as writing in Writing is easy. 3. a form similar to the Latin gerund in meaning or function. [1505-15; < LL gerundium, L gerundum that which is to be carried on, equiv. to ger(ere) to bear, carry on + -undum, var. of -endum, gerund suffix] Usage. See me. |
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