past perfect

英 [pɑːst ˈpɜːfɪkt]

美 [pæst ˈpɜːrfɪkt]

n.  过去完成时; 过去完成式

牛津词典

noun

• 过去完成时； 过去完成式
  the form of a verb that expresses an action completed before a particular point in the past, formed in English with had and the past participle

柯林斯词典

• 过去完成时
  In grammar, thepast perfecttenses of a verb are the ones used to talk about things that happened before a specific time. The simple past perfect tense uses 'had' and the past participle of the verb, as in 'She had seen him before'. It is sometimes called thepluperfect.

英英释义

noun

• a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
  1. `I had finished' is an example of the past perfect
  Synonym:past perfect tensepluperfectpluperfect tense

双语例句

• The Survey of the Priority of the Simple Past Tense over the Present Perfect Tense in Modern German
  现代德语过去时与现在完成时的优先性探讨
• Callum: And also the past perfect.
  同时也有过去完成时。
• In the past, the man of perfect practice was very confident in his grasping concepts, so he wasted no time to defend it.
  从前的修行完备者，他对自己体会的概念信心十足，所以他从不会浪费时间和精力，去为自己的信念展开辩护。
• Past simple or present perfect?
  一般过去时还是现在完成时？
• Past Tense, Perfect Aspect and Current Relevance
  过去时、完成体与现时关联
• B.Fill in the blanks with the past perfect or simple past tense of the verbs in brackets.
  试用括号里动词的过去完成时态或一般过去时态来填充空格。
• When complements emerge in factual sentences, the sentences usually take on past tense or perfect aspect.
  当补语出现在表现实类句中时，该类句子呈现过去时或完成体。
• They are used as auxiliaries to the present and past perfect tenses.
  它们是用作现在完成时和过去完成时的助动词。
• Then summing up the gains and losses of our country over the past derivatives trading, a more perfect and efficient regulatory system would be to set up.
  再通过总结我国过去发展衍生交易的经验得失，这样将有助于建立较为完善和高效的监管体系。
• America's founders were modern men who wanted a modern country that broke with its past to create a more perfect union.
  美国的缔造者们是想要一个现代国家的现代人，他们打破过去创造一个更好的联盟。