［名词］名词复数的不规则变化
<p> 1） <span word="childchildren">childchildren</span> <span word="footfeet">footfeet</span> <span word="toothteeth">toothteeth</span></p><p> <span word="mousemice">mousemice</span> <span word="manmen">manmen</span> <span word="womanwomen">womanwomen</span></p><p> 注意：由一个词加 <span word="man">man</span> 或 <span word="woman">woman</span>构成的合成词，其复数形式也是 -<span word="men">men</span> 和-<span word="women">women</span>，如<span word="an">an</span> <span word="Englishman">Englishman</span>，<span word="two">two</span> <span word="Englishmen">Englishmen</span>.但<span word="German">German</span>不是合成词，故复数形式为<span word="Germans">Germans</span>；<span word="Bowman">Bowman</span>是姓，其复数是<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bowmans">Bowmans</span>.</p><p> 2） 单复同形，如<span word="deer">deer</span>，<span word="sheep">sheep</span>，<span word="fish">fish</span>，<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>，<span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> ，<span word="li">li</span>，<span word="jin">jin</span>，<span word="yuan">yuan</span>，<span word="two">two</span> <span word="li">li</span>，<span word="three">three</span> <span word="mu">mu</span>，<span word="four">four</span> <span word="jin">jin</span>等。但除人民币的元、角、分外，美元、英镑、法郎等都有复数形式。如：<span word="a">a</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span>， <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>； <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meter">meter</span>， <span word="two">two</span> <span word="meters">meters</span>.</p><p> 3）集体名词，以单数形式出现，但实为复数。例如：</p><p> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span> 等本身就是复数，不能说 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="people">people</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="police">police</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>，但可以说<span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> 等名词，表示国民总称时，作复数用，如<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brave">brave</span>. 中国人民是勤劳勇敢的。</p><p> 4） 以<span word="s">s</span>结尾，仍为单数的名词，如：</p><p> <span word="a">a</span>. <span word="maths">maths</span>，<span word="politics">politics</span>，<span word="physics">physics</span>等学科名词，一般是不可数名词，为单数。</p><p> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="news">news</span> 为不可数名词。</p><p> <span word="c">c</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> 应视为单数。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1945. 联合国是1945年组建起来的。</p>
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