Gerund is used partly as a noun, partly as a verb.是什么意思？

Gerund is used partly as a noun, partly as a verb.

动名词部分当作名词, 部分当作动词.

gerund

n. 动名词；

例句
In English grammar, the gerund has exactly the same form as the present participle.
英语语法中, 动名词具有与现在分词完全一样的形式.

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

used

adj. 用过的，习惯于，二手的，旧的；v. 使用（ use的过去式和过去分词），常常，经常；

例句
The gym can be used by both able-bodied and disabled people.
这家健身房健全和残障人士都可使用。

partly

adv. 在一定程度上，部分地，不完全地，半；

例句
It is accepted wisdom that science has been partly responsible for the decline of religion.
人们普遍认为，科学的兴起是宗教衰落的部分原因。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

noun

n. 名词，名词性单词，名词词性；

例句
It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify.
形容词一般放在所修饰名词的前面是英语中的一条规律。

verb

n. 动词，动词结构；

例句
How does this verb conjugate?
这个动词有哪些词形变化？