pluperfect
US /ˈpluːˌpɝː.fekt/
UK /ˌpluːˈpɜː.fekt/
名词
过去完成时
a tense of verbs in some languages, used in referring to an action that was completed before some past point in time
示例:
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The sentence 'He had eaten before I arrived' uses the pluperfect tense.
句子“他在我到达之前已经吃过饭了”使用了过去完成时。
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In Latin, the pluperfect is often formed with the perfect stem and specific endings.
在拉丁语中，过去完成时通常由完成时词干和特定词尾构成。