英语中,有哪些名词的复数表示特殊意思的?
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注意:与 man 和 woman构成的合成词,其复数形式也是 -men 和-women.

如:an Englishman,two Englishmen.但German不是合成词,故复数形式为Germans;Bowman是姓,其复数是the Bowmans.

2)单复同形 如:

deer,sheep,fish,Chinese,Japanese

li,jin,yuan,two li,three mu,four jin

但除人民币元、角、分外,美元、英镑、法郎等都有复数形式.如:

a dollar,two dollars; a meter,two meters

3)集体名词,以单数形式出现,但实为复数.

如:people police cattle 等本身就是复数,不能说 a people,a police,a cattle,但可以说

a person,a policeman,a head of cattle,the English,the British,the French,the Chinese,the Japanese,the Swiss 等名词,表示国民总称时,作复数用.

如:The Chinese are industries and brave.中国人民是勤劳勇敢的.

4)以s结尾,仍为单数的名词,如:

a.maths,politics,physics等学科名词,为不可数名词,是单数.

b.news 是不可数名词.

c.the United States,the United Nations 应视为单数.

The United Nations was organized in 1945.联合国是1945年组建起来的.

d.以复数形式出现的书名,剧名,报纸,杂志名,也可视为单数.

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