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英語集合名詞用法說明 |
作者:admin 文章來源:英語語法網(wǎng) 點(diǎn)擊數(shù) 更新時(shí)間:2008-02-04 文章錄入:admin 責(zé)任編輯:admin |
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英語集合名詞用法說明 一、family類 family(家庭),team(隊(duì)),class(班),audience(聽眾)等集合名詞,其用法特點(diǎn)為:若視為整體,表示單數(shù)意義;若考慮其個(gè)體成員,表示復(fù)數(shù)意義。比較: This class consists of 45 pupils. 這個(gè)班由45個(gè)學(xué)生組成。 This class are reading English now. 這個(gè)班的學(xué)生在讀英語。
二、police類 cattle(牛,牲畜),people(人),police(警察)等集合名詞,其用法特點(diǎn)為:只有單數(shù)形式, 但卻表示復(fù)數(shù)意義,用作主語時(shí)謂語用復(fù)數(shù);不與 a(n) 連用,但可與the連用(表示總括意義和特指): People will laugh at you. 人們會(huì)笑你的。 The police are looking for him. 警察在找他。 Many cattle were killed for this. 就因?yàn)檫@個(gè)原因宰了不少牲畜。 【注】表示牲畜的頭數(shù),用單位詞 head(單復(fù)數(shù)同形):three head of cattle (3頭牛),twenty (head of ) cattle (20頭牛)。
三、goods類 goods(貨物), clothes(衣服)等,其用法特點(diǎn)是:只有復(fù)數(shù)形式(當(dāng)然也表示復(fù)數(shù)意義,用作主語時(shí)謂語也用復(fù)數(shù)),但通常不與數(shù)詞連用: Such clothes are very expensive. 那樣的衣服很貴。 To whom do these goods belong? 這些貨是誰的?
四、baggage類 baggage / luggage(行李), clothing(衣服), furniture(家具), machinery(機(jī)器), poetry(詩), scenery(風(fēng)景), jewelry(珠寶), equipment(設(shè)備)等, 其用法特點(diǎn)為:是不可數(shù)名詞,只用單數(shù)形式,不用不定冠詞(當(dāng)然更不能用數(shù)詞),沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式: Our clothing protects us from [against] the cold. 我們的衣服可以御寒。 Have you checked all your baggage? 你所有行李都托運(yùn)了嗎? 【注】machinery, poetry, jewelry, scenery等相應(yīng)的個(gè)體可數(shù)名詞是 machine, poem, jewel, scene等。如:a poem / a piece of poetry(一首詩),many machines / much machinery / many pieces of machinery(許多機(jī)器)。
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