复数名词是指表示两个或多个个体的名词,它们在形式上通常在词尾加上“-s”或“-es”。以下是一些常见的复数名词示例:
一般规则
dog → dogs
house → houses
gram → grams
officer → officers
以s, ss, sh, ch及x结尾
kiss → kisses
watch → watches
box → boxes
bush → bushes
glass → glasses
以o结尾
tomato → tomatoes
potato → potatoes
piano → pianos
dynamo → dynamos
photo → photos
kimono → kimonos
biro → biros
studio → studios
radio → radios
zoo → zoos
以辅音字母+y结尾
baby → babies
university → universities
fly → flies
impurity → impurities
以f或fe结尾
calf → calves
half → halves
knife → knives
leaf → leaves
life → lives
loaf → loaves
self → selves
sheaf → sheaves
shelf → shelves
thief → thieves
wife → wives
wolf → wolves
特殊变化
child → children
man → men
woman → women
deer → deer(单复数相同)
sheep → sheep(单复数相同)
fish → fish(单复数相同)
Chinese → Chinese(单复数相同)
Japanese → Japanese(单复数相同)
集体名词
people
police
cattle
以s结尾但视为单数
maths
politics
physics
news
the United States
the United Nations
书名、剧名、报纸、杂志名
"The Arabian Nights"
表示由两部分构成的东西
glasses(眼镜)
trousers
clothes
a pair of glasses
two pairs of trousers
有些名词的复数形式有时可表示特别意思
goods
waters
fishes
这些规则可以帮助你更好地理解和掌握英语中复数名词的形式和用法。