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1、5-2Nounsthataremoreoftenusedinpluralform1有些可數名詞常常是以複TherearesomeEnglishnounswhicharecountable,andthereforecan數形式出現，單數形式反而beusedeitherintheirsingularorpluralforms,butthepluralformof比較少用。whichisclearlymorecommonlyusedthanthesingularform.Thisisbecauseofthemeaningofsuchnouns:thesingularfo

2、rmofthenounreferstojustonesingleitem,onekind,oneoccurrence,ofmanyitems,kindsoroccurrencesofthesamekind,butthepluralformreferstomanyorallofthese.像是feeling(情緒)這個名Takeforexamplethenounfeeling.Wecanspeakaboutone詞，雖然的確有單數形式的particularkindoffeeling,forexample,用法，表示某種特定的情Shehadthefeelingofbe

3、ingdespisedbyothers.感，但絕大多數的情形我們Shewastakenawaybythesweetfeelingofsuccess.還是用複數形式。Butverycommonly,whenwespeakgenerallyaboutall,ormostofall,whatgoesoninone’sheartandmind,weusethepluralform,forexample,Shecouldn’texpressherfeelings.Hedidn’tcareaboutthefeelingsofothers.Sinceintheirnativel

4、anguage(Chinese)thenounsdon’thavedifferentsingularandpluralforms,Chinesestudentsmostoftensimplyusethesingularform,notrealizingthatincertainsentencesthepluralformshouldbeused.1anability/theabilities能力Thesingularformcanbeusedtospeakthepluralformreferstoawholegroupofaboutoneoranotherpart

5、icularability.relatedabilities,oralltheabilitiesof某一種/某一方面的能力somebody.所有能力的總稱havetheabilitytospeakclearlyIdon’tdoubthisabilitiesasamanagershowremarkableabilityatmathematicsheractingabilitiesarewellknownhisabilitytohandleacrisistoimprovehersocialabilities東吳大學教學資源中心學生學習資源組©裴化民Howtoimpro

6、veourabilityabilities?Theyhadachancetoshowtheirabilityabilities.Hehasexcellentleadershipabilityabilities.IworryaboutmyEnglishabilityabilities.Igotverygoodgrades,andIwasproudofmyabilityabilities2anauthority/theauthorities當局thesingularformreferstoarightorpowerofthepluralformmeanstheoffi

7、cialsortheoneperson.governmentofsomesectionofthesocietyor權力、權威country.當局、官方Wedidn’tquestionFather’sauthorityseekhelpfromthelocalauthoritiesIsaythisontheauthorityofmanymedievalists.cooperatewiththeBritishauthoritiesSheisaleadingauthorityonReformationhistory.theschoolauthoritiestheautho

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