| 释义 |
ge·run·dive
\jə̇ˈrəndiv, -dēv also -dəv\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin gerundivus, from gerundium + -ivus -ive — more at gerund
1. : the Latin adjective that serves as the future passive participle, expresses necessity or fitness, and has the same suffix as the gerund
2. : a verbal adjective in a language other than Latin analogous to the gerundive |