1510s, from Late Latin gerundium (also gerundivus modus), from Latin gerundum "to be carried out," gerundive of gerere "to bear, carry" (see gest). In Latin, a verbal noun used for all cases of the infinitive but the nominative; applied in English to verbal nouns in -ing. "So called because according to the old grammarians, the gerund prop[erly] expressed the doing or the necessity of doing something" [Century Dictionary]. Gerund-grinder "instructor in Latin grammar," also "pedant," is from 1710.
实用例句
1. In English grammar, the gerund has exactly the same form as the present participle.
英语语法中, 动名词具有与现在分词完全一样的形式.
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2. Gerund is used partly as a noun, partly as a verb.
动名词部分当作名词, 部分当作动词.
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3. The word " worth " can be construed with a gerund in active voice.
“ worth ” 一词可与主动语态的动名语连用.
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4. You've got mixed up by the use of participle and gerund.
你混淆了现在分词和动名词的用法.
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5. The only country where won't hear such a gerund is Britain.
