pluperfect
US /ˈpluːˌpɝː.fekt/
UK /ˌpluːˈpɜː.fekt/
名詞
過去完成時
a tense of verbs in some languages, used in referring to an action that was completed before some past point in time
範例:
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The sentence 'He had eaten before I arrived' uses the pluperfect tense.
句子“他在我到達之前已經吃過飯了”使用了過去完成時。
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In Latin, the pluperfect is often formed with the perfect stem and specific endings.
在拉丁語中,過去完成時通常由完成時詞幹和特定詞尾構成。