Participle
分词
A traditional grammatical term referring to a word derived from a verb and used as an adjective, as in a laughing face. The name comes from the way such a word ‘participates’ in the characteristics of both verb and adjective. It is thus distinct from the traditional notion of gerund, where a word derived from a verb is used as a noun, as in smoking is forbidden.
传统语法术语,指从动词派生而来用作形容词的词,如a laughing face“一张笑脸”中的laughing“笑着的”。分词因此区别于传统概念动名词(gerund),后者是从动词派生出来用作名词,如smoking is forbidden“禁止吸烟”中的smoking“吸烟”。