split infinitive

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /splɪt ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/|/-nə-/    美 /splɪt ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/|/-nə-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An infinitive with one or more modifiers inserted between the to and the verb.
    — Yeah, Ronnie! (or, the Split Infinitive of the Year, possibly the Century) – on being asked if the New York Times report was true that the 1983 deficit will be $124 billion, rather than the $91.5 billion in the Reagan budget … A: 'I couldn't answer until we have to, by law, shortly, in a couple of weeks, present an updated project.'

词形变化

split infinitives plural
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