動名詞 — meaning in English
dòng míng cí
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English meaning
- gerund noun In English grammar, an -ing form of a verb that works as a noun, as in 'swimming is good exercise' or 'she avoids driving at night'.
Senses
動名詞 is used for these senses in English:
- gerund (grammar) A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently; however, this distinction may be ambiguous or unclear and so is no longer made in some modern texts such as A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language and The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language)
gerund — full definition
- noun In English grammar, an -ing form of a verb that works as a noun, as in 'swimming is good exercise' or 'she avoids driving at night'.
- noun In Latin grammar, a verb form declined as a noun, expressing the action of the verb.