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大学英语辅导：不可忽视的名词及其复数形式

英语中有些名词既可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词,当它们以抽象名词或以其复

数形式出现时,其意义往往大不相同。因此,在教与学的过程中教师不可忽视,学生更不可大

意。

ce / evidences

evidence作"证据" 解时,是抽象名词;作"迹象"解时,既是可数名词又是不可数名词。

Is there any evidence for his guilt?

There are evidences that somebody has been living here.

on / relations

relation作抽象名词解时,指"联系,关联";作可数名词解时,指"亲戚,亲属"。

The cost of this experiment has no relation to the results.

All of his relations came to spend their holidays at his home.

ty / properties

property作集体名词解时,为"(财产的)总称";作可数名词解时(通常用其复数形式),为"

性能,特性;(舞台上或电影中)表演用的可移动物件"。

The police found some stolen property hidden in the chief's house.

Many plants have medical properties.

/ doubts

doubt作抽象名词表示"怀疑";作可数名词表示"怀疑的念头,疑虑"。

There is not much doubt about it.

Sudden doubts came to his mind.

/ terms

term作可数名词解时,表示"术语;学期"等;其复数形式,表示"措辞;条件;关系"等。

Most schools have a fall term and a spring term.

I can't accept his terms.

ment / compliments

compliment作"称赞;尊敬"时,通常为可数名词(多以单数形式出现);作"致意,祝贺"时,

用其复数形式。

He paid his boss a high compliment.