最近大量成功人士包括妇老幼加入冰钓活动,那就得谈谈fish这个词# X2 E: e. a. k# A1 u1 O
Fish确实是可数名词,又是不可数名词。更特殊的是它的复数形式并非我们认为的那样。 $ U: u0 \$ n# _& f4 N7 `Fish作为食物原料来讲的时候,是不可数名词。我们i说I ate an apple 但是不说 I ate a fish(不知道在猫的语言里是不是这样讲),- x( t: H# L2 m9 D
说I like seafood and I can eat a whole fish for dinner.还差不多, 通常就说 fish。这时候就是不可数的。 8 \/ T/ j# q' X. v5 Z' e我们去钓鱼的时候,fish就是可数的了,但是记住,你钓了几条?one fish, two fish,都是fish,而不是 two fishes。% o4 H$ l3 o" R
难道fish的复数就是fish本身吗。也是也不是。同一种Fish的复数就是fish,fishes是用在不同种类的fish时候 " x( @( k! y4 W: O0 U$ p% R1 [
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本帖最后由 竹声 于 2013-2-19 21:23 编辑 % H+ M' y$ K; T6 |3 \5 h7 y) Z 1 _! d9 a7 k' f3 SAccording to the Oxford Dictionary, both fish and fishes can be used as the plural form, but fish is more common. - ?$ u" K" n- A" S9 V: r6 Y
6 T8 O9 d" b$ W" O w" SWe use fishes when talking about different types of fish. For example, I caught five fish today and they were different fishes. 6 s3 T2 [4 k* B9 `. q
: }- c5 m* Q3 k' m! u! vFish is uncountable when we talk about the meat of fish. For instance, I want to have fish for supper.