participle

/pahr-tuh-sip-uhl, -suh-puhl/US // ˈpɑr təˌsɪp əl, -sə pəl //UK // (ˈpɑːtɪsɪpəl, pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl) //

分词,参与人

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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Grammar.
- : an adjective or complement to certain auxiliaries that is regularly derived from the verb in many languages and refers to participation in the action or state of the verb; a verbal form used as an adjective. It does not specify person or number in English, but may have a subject or object, show tense, etc., as burning, in a burning candle, or devoted in his devoted friend.

as inverb

Synonyms

This is the termination of the present participle and verbal adjective derived from verbs in -a.
Bessoun (in French, besson) means a twin, and the participle expresses the idea, clasped together like twins.
"Nay, I wanna thinking-g o' that," Ned replied, strongly doubling the "g" that terminated the present participle.
In this participle the termination -ing seems almost equivalent to that of the past participle: comp.
Trod (or trodden), past participle of tread: ‘to tread a measure’ is a common expression, meaning ‘to dance.’