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aorist是什么意思

aorist

英 ['eɪərɪst; 'eər-] 美 ['eərɪst]
  • n. 不定过去时
  • adj. 不定过去时的

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aorist (n.)
1580s, the simple past tense of Greek verbs, from Greek aoristos (khronos) "indefinite (tense)," from privative prefix a- "not" (see a- (3)) + horistos "limited, defined," verbal adjective from horizein "to limit, define," from horos "boundary, limit, border" (see horizon).

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