复数形式特例
% `( q( \- g# ~; P 这部分主要考察学生对特殊复数形式的记忆,作为考题并不过多的出现,但是在题干中的出现率却非常高,因此熟悉下列一些词的复数形式有助于理解题意
/ `4 k- l; v+ E% M8 q 1.单复数词形相同 / m. t0 e- {1 N- L$ h' a
如: people, fish, Chinese(某国人), aircraft, means, series, species,sheep, deer, aircraft等
: u/ f; B# I6 Z' ] 2.外来词保留了原来的复数形式, 这一点需要重点掌握, 如:
2 z: p; I' i5 B) r: E& i basis-bases analysis-analyses crisis-crises ' h p3 O9 C" d
medium(媒体)-media datum(数据)-data curriculum(课程)-curricula
" z; f$ q6 T) }3 n! f( @% s& t larva(幼虫)-larvae criterion(标准)-criteria phenomenon(现象)-phenomena
1 A! q: q9 Y) z5 c4 S( Z8 K 3.通常只以复数形式出现的词语, 如:
& Y* `, Y Q5 b" S0 e clothes trousers compasses(圆规) scales(天平) savings(储蓄), 9 b5 J$ P, W( K( X" q
statistics(统计数据), headquarters(总部), $ x' c) d% L1 {* ^' c5 K
4.复数形式有特殊意义的词语, 如: - Z5 Y" E+ b& G6 G
goods(货物), manners(礼貌), troops(军队), authorities(当局)
2 ?- z8 g& S4 s% I$ G! d0 w 5.不规则的名词复数 , ~+ [. o0 S- r. J
child - children mouse - mice louse - lice % H% n' @0 T3 U( a/ T V# ]
tooth - teeth foot - feet
$ q& A7 G. A2 p- Y5 t: Y 6.注意:有一些结尾是-s的词, 但是要当作单数看待, 如: physics, politics, mathematics是表示学科的不可数名词
9 V7 E, e' `6 k& ] 例题:
! O; R4 Q: m3 ~+ c9 M (1) With the incorporation of jazz history into current academic curricula, leading jazz musicians are now founding on the faculties of several universities.6 o; u' ^ W( L& t3 t+ F. m) a
(2) Like some other running birds, the sanderling lacks a back toe and has a three-toed feet. 7 b, y& V) }% [5 `5 x
应改为:foot
5 k+ [+ Z$ p7 L/ E, C$ Z# R 解释:feet是foot的复数形式, 不定冠词a 之后应接可数名词的单数, 故将feet 改为单数 % D" c% \( | D0 f/ Q/ L; B$ {
词汇:sanderling: 三趾滨鹬 |