gerund
/ˈdʒerʌnd/noun
- Grammar a verb form which functions as a noun, in Latin ending in -ndum (declinable), in English ending in -ing (e.g. asking in do you mind my asking you?)【语法】动名词。
词源
early 16th cent.: from late Latin gerundium, from gerundum, variant of gerendum, the gerund of Latin gerere 'do'.