名词
常见不规则复数形式
child |
children |
foot |
feet |
tooth |
teeth |
goose |
geese |
man |
men |
woman |
women |
mouse |
mice |
louse |
lice |
ox |
oxen |
penny |
pence |
analysis |
analyses |
appendix |
appendices |
parenthesis |
parentheses |
basis |
bases |
ellipsis |
ellipses |
axis |
axes |
hypothesis |
hypotheses |
oasis |
oases |
crisis |
crises |
criterion |
criteria |
phenomenon |
phenomena |
datum |
data |
medium |
media |
bacterium |
bacteria |
nucleus |
nuclei |
fungus |
fungi |
stimulus |
stimuli |
alumnus |
alumni |
focus |
foci |
radius |
radii |
terminus |
termini |
larva |
larvae |
alga |
algae |
formula |
formulae |
结尾读音为[f]并且以-f或-fe结尾的名词变化
1. 规则变化:beliefs, chiefs, cliffs, dwarves, hoofs, scarves
2. 不规则变化:把f或fe变成v,加es,读音为[vz]
3. 杂交变化: wharfs, wharves均可
以-o结尾
1.+s : kilos, photos, Filipinos, Eskimos, radios, solos 死物
2.+es : heroes, potatoes, tomatoes, Negroes 活物
3.+es/s : cargos / cargoes 半死不活
单复数同形:
deer |
grouse |
salmon |
trout |
carp |
bison |
sheep |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Portuguese |
Swiss |
Vietnamese |
barracks |
corps |
crossroads |
gallows |
headquarters |
means |
series |
species |
works |
horsepower |
hertz |
kilohertz |
li |
mu |
aircraft |
spacecraft |
craft |
offspring |
词的性别
词缀
actor |
actress |
prince |
princess |
hero |
heroine |
host |
hostess |
waiter |
waitress |
widower |
widow |
没联系
father |
mother |
uncle |
aunt |
son |
daughter |
king |
queen |
变态词
dog |
雌雄均可,多指公狗 |
bitch |
母狗 |
horse |
雌雄均可 |
stallion |
公马 |
mare |
母马 |
duck |
雌雄均可,多指母鸭 |
drake |
公鸭 |
加表示性别的词 |
|
male nurce |
man doctor |
maid servant |
woman voter |
gentleman friend(男性朋友) |
lady clerk |
male swan |
female flower |
要点:
1. 单数名词不可单独存在-必须有冠词
2. Every, each, another, many a只能修饰单数可数名词
3. 序数后一般使用单数可数名词
4. Other一般修饰复数名词,也可以修饰不可数
5. 只能修饰复数名词:these, those, many, various, several, numerous, few, a few, both, diverse, a (good / large / great) number of, numbers of, one of
6. One / two / many + of + 限定词 + 复数名词
必须使用复数形式的词:clothes, riches, fireworks, remains, wages, ashes, thanks, sweets
复合词:num, + n. + (adj.),其中n.要用单数
只修饰不可数名词:much, little, a little, a great deal of, a great amount of, a piece of, an article of