柯林斯詞典gerund /?d??r?nd/ (gerunds) 1. N-COUNT A gerund is a noun formed from a verb which refers to an action, process, or state. In English, gerunds end in "-ing," for example "running" and "thinking." 動名詞 返回 gerund劍橋詞典a word ending in "-ing" that is made from a verb and used like a noun 動名詞 In the sentence "Everyone enjoyed Tyler's singing ", the word "singing " is a gerund. 在句子 Everyone enjoyed Tyler's singing 中,singing 這個詞是動名詞。 例句 A gerund can be either the subject or object of a sentence in English , e.g. 'Cycling is fun ' or 'I enjoy cycling '.Gerunds are verbal nouns , and I remember that they are used in a special way in Latin . 返回 gerund