复数名词的各种型式
发表于 : 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
名词结尾是s, z, x, sh, 以及ch的复数型式要加上es
结尾是y 又有子音/辅音在前的名词, 其复数要改成ies
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
有些名词结尾是f或fe, 其复数是把f或fe改为ves
有些名词结尾是f或fe, 其复数是把f或fe后面加上s
不规则复数
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
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
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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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