Definition of gerundive in English:

gerundive

noun dʒəˈrʌndɪvdʒəˈrəndɪv

Grammar

A form of a Latin verb, ending in -ndus (declinable) and functioning as an adjective meaning ‘that should or must be done’.
〔语法〕动形词
Example sentencesExamples
- I said all of the above emphasised with many gerundives of the vernacular terms for pundendum.
- The Turkish sentence has an economy of words and an elegance which are due to the language being agglutinative, using participles, gerundives, and gerunds.
- They were copies of ‘Anglice Reddenda’, a very nice example of a gerundive: ‘Things to be translated into English’.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'gerund'): from late Latin gerundivus (modus) 'gerundive (mood)', from gerundium (see gerund).

Definition of gerundive in US English:

gerundive

noundʒəˈrəndɪvjəˈrəndiv

Grammar

(in Latin) a form that is derived from a verb but that functions as an adjective, denoting something “that should or must be done.”.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Turkish sentence has an economy of words and an elegance which are due to the language being agglutinative, using participles, gerundives, and gerunds.
- I said all of the above emphasised with many gerundives of the vernacular terms for pundendum.
- They were copies of ‘Anglice Reddenda’, a very nice example of a gerundive: ‘Things to be translated into English’.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘gerund’): from late Latin gerundivus (modus) ‘gerundive (mood)’, from gerundium (see gerund).

词汇	gerundive
释义	Definition of gerundive in English: gerundive noun dʒəˈrʌndɪvdʒəˈrəndɪv Grammar A form of a Latin verb, ending in -ndus (declinable) and functioning as an adjective meaning ‘that should or must be done’. 〔语法〕动形词 Example sentencesExamples I said all of the above emphasised with many gerundives of the vernacular terms for pundendum. The Turkish sentence has an economy of words and an elegance which are due to the language being agglutinative, using participles, gerundives, and gerunds. They were copies of ‘Anglice Reddenda’, a very nice example of a gerundive: ‘Things to be translated into English’. Origin Middle English (in the sense 'gerund'): from late Latin gerundivus (modus) 'gerundive (mood)', from gerundium (see gerund). Definition of gerundive in US English: gerundive noundʒəˈrəndɪvjəˈrəndiv Grammar (in Latin) a form that is derived from a verb but that functions as an adjective, denoting something “that should or must be done.”. Example sentencesExamples The Turkish sentence has an economy of words and an elegance which are due to the language being agglutinative, using participles, gerundives, and gerunds. I said all of the above emphasised with many gerundives of the vernacular terms for pundendum. They were copies of ‘Anglice Reddenda’, a very nice example of a gerundive: ‘Things to be translated into English’. Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘gerund’): from late Latin gerundivus (modus) ‘gerundive (mood)’, from gerundium (see gerund).
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