infinitive
infinitive — 名詞
- infinitivesingular
- infinitivesplural
1. the simple verb form, such as "go" or "be", used after "to" or after verbs like
不定詞
動詞原形，可帶 to 或單獨用
the simple verb form, such as "go" or "be", used after "to" or after verbs like "can".
In "to leave now," leave is an infinitive after to.
在「to leave now」裡，leave 是接在 to 後面的不定詞。
to-infinitive after to
Otis wrote to wait above the line and said wait was the infinitive.
Otis 在那一行上方寫下 to wait，並說 wait 是不定詞。
an infinitive in a sentence exercise
After can, the infinitive comes without to in Hao's answer.
在 can 後面，Hao 的答案裡不定詞不用加 to。
bare infinitive after a modal verb
The worksheet pairs each infinitive with a picture of the action.
那張講義把每個不定詞都配上一張動作圖片。
During the quiz, Nia circled the infinitive in "to cross the bridge."
小考時，Nia 把「to cross the bridge」裡的不定詞圈了起來。
- bare infinitive
- to-infinitive
- infinitive clause
- infinitive form
- base form
very close; it names the verb's shape, while infinitive is the grammar label
- verb form
broader; it includes many other verb shapes besides the infinitive
- to-infinitive
narrower; only the pattern with 'to', not the bare infinitive
- bare infinitive
narrower; only the form used without 'to'
- finite verb form
a verb form marked for tense or agreement, such as 'goes' or 'went'
文法句型
the infinitive of [a verb]
an infinitive in [a sentence / clause]
bare infinitive
to-infinitive
用法筆記
Often appears in the fixed labels bare infinitive and to-infinitive. In grammar teaching, the word usually names the verb form itself, not the whole phrase around it.
常見錯誤
infinitive — 形容詞
- infinitivepositive
- more infinitivecomparative
- most infinitivesuperlative
1. describing a grammar structure that is built with an infinitive verb form.
不定詞的
由不定詞構成的
describing a grammar structure that is built with an infinitive verb form.
The teacher underlined the infinitive clause in the second example.
老師把第二個例句裡的不定詞子句畫了線。
infinitive clause as a grammar label
Our book gives three infinitive phrases on the first grammar page.
我們的課本在第一頁文法頁面列出三個不定詞片語。
infinitive phrase
Aarav changed the noun phrase into an infinitive clause.
Aarav 把那個名詞片語改成不定詞子句。
The exam included one infinitive construction after the modal verb.
考卷裡有一題是在情態動詞後面的不定詞結構。
infinitive construction after a modal verb
- infinitive clause
- infinitive phrase
- infinitive construction
- non-finite
broader; it also covers participial and gerund structures
- verbal
much broader; any verb-related form or phrase, not specifically infinitive ones
- finite
describes a verb form that shows tense or agreement
文法句型
infinitive clause
infinitive phrase
infinitive construction
用法筆記
Almost always appears before nouns such as clause, phrase, marker, or construction in grammar explanations. It is mainly used in technical discussion rather than everyday conversation.
同根字
- infinitival形容詞C2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- bare infinitive
- to-infinitive
- infinitive clause
- infinitive phrase
- infinitive construction
常用片語
- use the infinitive
- identify the infinitive
- form an infinitive clause
介系詞搭配
- infinitive of [a verb]
- infinitive in [a sentence / clause]