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split infinitive

noun

🔊/ˌsplɪt ɪnˈfɪnətɪv/

🔊/ˌsplɪt ɪnˈfɪnətɪv/

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the form of the verb with ‘to’, with an adverb placed between ‘to’ and the verb, as in She seems to really like it. Some people consider this to be bad English style.分裂不定式（在 to 和动词不定式之间插入副词的不定式，如在句子 She seems to really like it，有人认为这种用法有语病）