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词汇 gerundive
释义

Definition of gerundive in English:

gerundive

noun dʒəˈrʌndɪvdʒəˈrəndɪv
Grammar
  • A form of a Latin verb, ending in -ndus (declinable) and functioning as an adjective meaning ‘that should or must be done’.

    〔语法〕动形词

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I said all of the above emphasised with many gerundives of the vernacular terms for pundendum.
    • The Turkish sentence has an economy of words and an elegance which are due to the language being agglutinative, using participles, gerundives, and gerunds.
    • They were copies of ‘Anglice Reddenda’, a very nice example of a gerundive: ‘Things to be translated into English’.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'gerund'): from late Latin gerundivus (modus) 'gerundive (mood)', from gerundium (see gerund).

Definition of gerundive in US English:

gerundive

noundʒəˈrəndɪvjəˈrəndiv
Grammar
  • (in Latin) a form that is derived from a verb but that functions as an adjective, denoting something “that should or must be done.”.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Turkish sentence has an economy of words and an elegance which are due to the language being agglutinative, using participles, gerundives, and gerunds.
    • I said all of the above emphasised with many gerundives of the vernacular terms for pundendum.
    • They were copies of ‘Anglice Reddenda’, a very nice example of a gerundive: ‘Things to be translated into English’.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘gerund’): from late Latin gerundivus (modus) ‘gerundive (mood)’, from gerundium (see gerund).

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