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

• Finally, a tentative conclusion will be drawn from the previous analysis: Rebecca is not a simple imitation of the past Gothic, but a perfect unity of form and content, and possesses high literary value.
  基于前几章的分析，本论文试图得出一个结论：《蝴蝶梦》不是对传统哥特的简单模仿，而达到了形式与内容的完美统一，具有极高的文学价值。
• 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。
• 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。
• And will learn The simple past tense, The present perfect tense, The past perfect tense as well as The future tense.
  这个学期，我们学到了过去时，现在完成时，过去完成时和将来时等。
• They were all concerning about the past tense and the present perfect.
  那些练习题都是跟一般过去时和现在完成时有关的。
• I like looking back because I am a liking-past person and I think the past life is always perfect and unforgetful.
  我同样也是一个比较喜欢回忆的人，我常常想起过去的事情，因为它常常也能给我带来美好的感觉。
• Normally, such sentences in the past perfect follow another sentence in the simple past tense, as in the following example.
  一般来说，这种过去完成式的句子是紧接着另一个一般过去式的句子，看下面的例句。
• Past Tense, Perfect Aspect and Current Relevance
  过去时、完成体与现时关联
• Callum: And also the past perfect.
  同时也有过去完成时。
• We can use the past perfect tense to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past.
  我们可以用过去完成时态来谈论在过去某个时间之前完成的动作。