复数名词的各种型式

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复数名词的各种型式

帖子 royl » 周六 5月 08, 2010 7:57 pm

复数名词的各种型式

大部份的复数名词是单数名词之后加上s
单数	复数
boat	boats
cat	cats
flower	flowers 
fork	forks
hat	hats
house	houses
pen	pens 
river	rivers


名词结尾是s, z, x, sh, 以及ch的复数型式要加上es
单数	复数
box	boxes 
bush	bushes
buzz	buzzes 
dish	dishes 
church	churches
glass	glasses
moss	mosses 
tax	taxes
quiz	quizzes


结尾是y 又有子音/辅音在前的名词, 其复数要改成ies
单数	复数
baby	babies
city	cities
cry	cries
fly	flies
injury	injuries
lady	ladies
pony	ponies
sky	skies


大部分名词结尾是o又有子音/辅音在前, 其复数要加上es, 但许多尾部加s者也算正确
单数	    复数
buffalo	       buffaloes或buffalos
cargo	       cargoes或cargos
grotto	       grottoes或grottos
hero	       heroes
mosquito	       mosquitoes或mosquitos
motto	       mottoes或mottos
portico 	       porticoes或porticos
potato	       potatoes
tomato	       tomatoes
tornado	       tornadoes或tornados
veto	       vetoes
volcano	       volcanoes或volcanos


有些名词结尾是f或fe, 其复数是把f或fe改为ves
单数	复数
beef	beeves或beefs
calf	calves
dwarf	dwarves或dwarfs
half	halves
hoof	hooves或hoofs
knife	knives
leaf	leaves
life	lives
loaf	loaves
self	selves
sheaf	sheaves
wolf	wolves


有些名词结尾是f或fe, 其复数是把f或fe后面加上s
单数	复数
chief	chiefs
fife	fifes
goof	goofs
gulf	gulfs
grief	griefs
hoof	hoofs 
roof	roofs
safe	safes
proof	proofs
turf	turfs


不规则复数
单数	     复数
alumna	         alumnae
alumnus	         alumni
analysis	         analyses 
antenna	         antennae/antennas  
appendix	         appendices 
axis	         axes 
bacterium	         bacteria 
basis	         bases
beau	         beaux 
bureau	         bureaus/bureaux 
cactus	         cacti 
child	         children 
corpus	         corpora 
crisis	         crises 
criterion	         criteria 
curriculum	         curricula 
datum	         data 
diagnosis	         diagnoses 
ellipsis	         ellipses
focus	         foci 
foot	         feet 
formula	         formulae/formulas 
fungus	         fungi 
genus	         genera 
goose	         geese
hypothesis	         hypotheses
index	         indeces/indexes 
louse	         lice
man	         men 
medium	         media 
memorandum      memoranda 
mouse	         mice
matrix	         matrices/matrixes
nebula	         nebulae 
nucleus	         nuclei 
oasis	         oases 
ox	         oxen
paralysis	         paralyses
parenthesis         parentheses
person	         people
phenomenon       phenomena 
radius	         radii
stimulus	         stimuli
stratum	         strata 
syllabus	         syllabi/syllabuses 
synopsis	         synopses 
synthesis	         syntheses 
tableau	         tableaux/tableaus
thesis	         theses 
tooth	         teeth 
vertebra	         vertebrae 
vita	         vitae 
woman	         women


永远是复数的名词
barracks
bellows
cattle
congratulations
deer
dregs
eyeglasses
gallows
headquarters
mathematics
means
measles
mumps
news
oats
pants
pinchers
pliers
pajamas
scissors
series
shears
shorts
snuffers
species
tongs
trousers
tweezers
vespers
victuals

不论单复数皆为同一字的名词
单数	复数
aircraft	aircraft 
deer	deer 
fish	fish 
sheep	sheep
means	means 
offspring	offspring 
series	series 
species	species


有些复数名词使用单数动词
athletics: Athletics is good for young people.
billiards: Billiards is played all over the world.
darts: Darts is a popular game in England.
Ebonics: Ebonics is a nonstandard variety of English spoken by some African-Americans.
genetics: How does genetics affect our lives?
linguistics: Linguistics is the study of language.
news: The news is on at 5:30 p.m.
shingles: Shingles is painful, this is because the virus travels along the nerve to get to the skin resulting in inflammation.

有些复数名词使用复数动词
congratulations: Congratulations are in order.
customs: Once this clothing reaches the destination country, customs are paid.
glasses: Those glasses are mine.
goods: Luxury goods are back in fashion.
jeans: Her jeans are black.
outskirts: City outskirts are better bet for pharmacy retailers.
savings: Your savings are insured at First National Bank.
spectacles: Spectacles are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes.
stairs: Spiral stairs are great for the interior of a home to save precious space.
steps: More baby steps are better than big leaps.
thanks: My thanks are due to Dr. Zhang.
tropics: The tropics are home to far more species than cooler climes.
trousers: My trousers are too tight.
wages: Workers' wages are lower in states where workers have fewer union rights.
wits: The five wits are often associated with the five senses.

复合名词的复数加在主名词之后
单数		复数
attorney general	attorneys general
bill of fare		bills of fare
chief of staff	chiefs of staff
court-martial	courts-martial
daughter-in-law	daughters-in-law
editor-in-chief	editors-in-chief
father-in-law	fathers-in-law
full moon		full moons
he-man		he-men
journeyman	journeymen
lady-in-waiting	ladies-in-waiting
lieutenant colonel	lieutenant colonels
maid-of-honor	maids-of-honor
master-at-arms	masters-at-arms
middle class	middle classes
mother-in-law	mothers-in-law
pop quiz		pop quizzes
post office		post offices
secretary of state	secretaries of state
sergeant major	sergeants major
son-in-law		sons-in-law
passer-by		passers-by
she-wolf		she-wolves
stepsister		stepsisters
ten-year-old	ten-year-olds


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