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

preterite-present

/ˈprɛt(ə)rɪtˈprɛznt/

(US preterit-present) Grammar

noun

A verb of which the tense used as the present was originally a preterite, especially one of a small group of verbs in the Germanic languages (mostly used as modal auxiliaries) of which the present tense is in form and origin a preterite and the past tense a more recent (though still pre-literary) weak formation.

adjective

Designating or relating to a preterite-present.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Atlantic Monthly. From preterite + present.

单词	preterite-present
释义	preterite-present /ˈprɛt(ə)rɪtˈprɛznt/ (US preterit-present) Grammar noun A verb of which the tense used as the present was originally a preterite, especially one of a small group of verbs in the Germanic languages (mostly used as modal auxiliaries) of which the present tense is in form and origin a preterite and the past tense a more recent (though still pre-literary) weak formation. adjective Designating or relating to a preterite-present. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Atlantic Monthly. From preterite + present.
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