pluperfect

• 较古老的形容词，意为“比完美更完美”或“极其完美”；现代英语中很少使用，主要保留在语法术语中，指过去完成时（即“过去之过去”）。

An archaic adjective meaning 'more than perfect' or 'extremely perfect'; now rarely used in modern English, primarily surviving in grammatical terminology.

1. More than perfectC2informal

   Exceeding the state of being perfect; flawless to an extreme degree.

   至臻完美

   • Her performance was pluperfect, leaving the audience in awe.
   • The chef's dish was pluperfect, with every flavor balanced.
   • He described the sunset as pluperfect, beyond any painting.

   同义词consummatepeerlesssuperlativesupremetranscendentunsurpassed

2. Grammar tenseC1formal

   Relating to a verb tense that indicates an action completed before another past action (the past perfect tense).

   过去完成时

   • In the sentence 'She had finished before he arrived,' 'had finished' is pluperfect.
   • The pluperfect tense is used to show the order of past events.
   • Students often confuse the pluperfect with the simple past.

   同义词past perfectpast perfect tense

• 一种语法时态，表示在过去某一时间点之前已经完成的动作，相当于英语中的过去完成时，由had加过去分词构成。

A grammatical tense used to express an action that was completed before another point in the past, often formed with 'had' and a past participle.

1. Past perfect tenseC1formal

   A grammatical tense used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.

   过去完成时

   • In the sentence 'She had already left when I arrived,' 'had left' is in the pluperfect.
   • The pluperfect is often used to clarify the sequence of past events.
   • Learning the pluperfect helps in understanding complex narratives.

   同义词past perfectpast perfect tense