不可忽视的名词及其复数形式

来源：英语辅导报
发布时间：2010-04-29 10:55:00
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内容提要：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。

　　19.loss / losses

　　loss 作抽象名词,表示"丧失,损失"; 作可数名词,表示"(生意等)亏损的钱"。

　　The loss of his wife was a great blow to him.

　　Oil suffered losses in the export market.

　　20.prospect / prospects

　　prospect的单数形式,表示"景色,景象"; 其名词复数形式,表示"前景,前程,前途"。

　　The hill commands a fine prospect.

　　In recent years, the prospects of car manufacture are good.

　　21.production / productions

　　production 作"生产、制造"解时,是抽象名词;作"(文艺)作品"解时,是可数名词。

　　Production is at all times and under all conditions social production.

　　They saw several National Theatre productions.

　　22.product / products

　　product 作"商业产品总称"解时,是不可数名词;作"某事物的产物"解时,是可数名词。

　　We should improve the gross national product.

　　They are the products of post-war influence.

　　23.institution / institutions

　　institution 作"建立;任命"解时,是不可数名词;作"慈善机关,福利院;风俗,习惯"解时,是可数名词。

　　Wise men favor the institution of a savings bank in every big city.

　　Working houses, homes for poor or orphan children and asylums are institutions.

　　24.youth / youths

　　youth 作不可数名词,表示"青少年时期;青春,活力"; 作可数名词,表示"青年男子,小伙子"。

　　Her youth gives her an advantage over the other runners.

　　As a youth, he showed little promise.