| 释义 |
preterite/ˈpret(ə)rit/ adj. & n. (US also [美亦] preterit) Gram. 【语法】 ●adj. expressing a past action or state 过去时(态)的 ●n. a preterite tense or form 过去时；过去式 [Middle English from Old French preterite or Latin praeteritus, past part. of praeterire ‘pass’ (as PRETER-, ire it- ‘go’)] |