sup·ple·tionBrE/səˈpliːʃn/NAmE/səˈpliːʃn/noun[U] (linguistics语言学) theuseofawordasaparticularformofaverbwhenthewordisnotrelatedtothemainformoftheverb, forexample'went'asthepasttenseof'go'不规则词形屈折,异干互补(如 went 作为 go 的过去式)▸sup·ple·tiveBrE/səˈpliːtɪv/NAmE/səˈpliːtɪv/adjective