集体名词的定义:
集体名词是同一类许多个体的集合的总称。
集体名词中有的是可数名词,如:
family 家庭 group 小组 team 队 police 警察
有的是不可数名词,如:
clothing 衣服 furniture 家具
集体名词的注意事项:
1. 有的集体名词通常用作复数形式。如:
The police are questioning everyone in the house.
警察正在盘问房间里的每一个人。
Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef, and hides.
家牛为我们提供牛奶、牛肉和皮革。
常见的同类词汇有:
vermin 害虫 poultry 家禽
2. 有的集体名词可以用作单数形式,也可以用作复数形式。
比如说family这个词,如果把family看成家庭成员,谓语用复数。如果把family看成一个整体,谓语用单数:
His family are waiting for him.
他的家人正在等他。(把family看成家庭成员)
Ive got to make it clear that my family was very poor.
我得说清楚,我的家是很穷的。(把family看成一个整体)
常见的同类词汇有:
army 军队 data 数据 jury 陪审团 audience 观众 enemy 敌人
media 媒体 bacteria 细菌 navy 海军 committee 委员会 flock 羊群
nobility 贵族 community 共同体 firm 商号 party 政党 company 公司
gang 一群 press 资讯界 council 理事会 government 政府 public 公众
couple 对、双 group 组 staff 全体职员 crew 全体人员 herd 牧群 team 队
3. 有的集体名词只能用作单数形式。这类词汇属不可数名词。如:
Our clothing protects us from cold.
衣服保护我们免受寒冻。
Then the furniture was moved in.
然后家具被搬进来。
常见的同类词汇有:
mankind 人类 foliage 叶子;植物 machinery 机械 merchandise 货物
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