preterite

n. 过去时态

发音

其它 /ˈpɹɛtəɹɪt/
其它 /ˈpɹɛtəɹɪt/

词形变化

preterites 复数 preterites

别名

preterit praeterite præterite pret.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Showing an action at a determined moment in the past.

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  2. 2.

    Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

preterit

上位词 2

past past tense

相关短语

preterite tense

词源

From Middle English preterit, from Old French preterit (13th century), from Latin praeteritum (as in tempus praeteritum (“time past”)), the past participle of praetereō (“to go by, go past”), itself from praeter (“beyond, before, above, more than”) (comparative of prae (“before”)) + itum (the past participle of eō (“to go”)).

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