(Grammar)a word formed from a verb (e.g. going, gone, being, been) and used as an adjective (e.g. working woman, burnt toast) or a noun (e.g. good breeding). In English participles are also used to make compound verb forms (e.g. is going, has been) (语法)分词。 比较 gerund
late Middle English: from Old French, by-form of participe, from Latin participium ('verbal form) sharing (the functions of a noun'), from participare 'share in'