A blind(失明的),deaf(聋的),disabled(残废的),healthy(健康的)/sick(病弱的), living(活的)/dead(死的), rich(富有的)/poor(贫穷的),unemployed(失业的)以及其他某些说明人的性格或状态的形容词,前面加the时可以代表一类人。这
一表达方式具有复数含义,所以动词也用复数形式,代词则用they:
The poor get poorer;the rich get richer.
穷者愈穷;富者愈富。
the+表示国籍的以ch或sh结尾的形容词也是同样用法:
the Dutch荷兰人
the Spanish西班牙人
the Welsh威尔士人
以se或ss结尾的表示国籍的形容词也可以这样用:
the Burmese缅甸人
the Chinese中国人
the Japanese日本人
the Swiss瑞士人
但这些表达方式也有可能是单数的意思。
B注意:the+形容词只是泛指某一类人,假如要特指某一部分人,则必须加名词:
These seats are for the disabled.
这些座位供残疾人坐。
The disabled members of our party were let in free.
我们一伙中的残疾人是免费入场的。
The French like to eat well.
法国人很讲究吃。
The French tourists complained about the food.
法国旅客抱怨食物不好。
一些表示颜色的形容词后加上s作复数名词用时也代表一类人:
the blacks黑人
the whites白人
C the+形容词偶尔也有单数含义:
the accused(person)被告人
the unexpected(thing)意外的事
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