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单词 genitive absolute
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Definition of genitive absolute in English:

genitive absolute

noun
Grammar

  • (In ancient Greek) a construction consisting of a noun (or pronoun) and a participle both in the genitive case, being grammatically independent of the main clause and expressing the time, occasion, or circumstance of a fact stated.

Origin

Mid 17th century. After post-classical Latin genitivus absolutus.

Definition of genitive absolute in US English:

genitive absolute

noun
Grammar

  • (In ancient Greek) a construction consisting of a noun (or pronoun) and a participle both in the genitive case, being grammatically independent of the main clause and expressing the time, occasion, or circumstance of a fact stated.

Origin

Mid 17th century. After post-classical Latin genitivus absolutus.
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