分ぶん離り不ふ定てい詞し

noun

split infinitive

Linguistics term referring to an infinitive with an adverb inserted between 'to' and the verb, as in 'to boldly go'.

• 英えい語ごの「to boldly go」は分ぶん離り不ふ定てい詞しの有ゆう名めいな例れいだ。

  English 'to boldly go' is a famous example of a split infinitive.