英语易混词汇单复数区别.doc

1.evidence / evidences evidence 作证据 解时,是抽象名词； 作迹象解 时,既是可数名词又是不可数名词。 Is there any evidence for his guilt? There are evidences that somebody has been living here. 2. relation / relations relation 作抽象名词解时,指联系,关联； 作可数名 词解时,指亲戚,亲属。 The cost of this experiment has no relation to the results. All of his relations came to spend their holidays at his home. 3. property / properties property 作集体名词解时,为(财产的)总称； 作可数名词解时(通常用其复数形式),为性能,特性；(舞台上或电影中)表演用的可移动物件。 The police found some stolen property hidden in the chiefs house. Many plants have medical properties. 4. doubt / doubts doubt 作抽象名词表示怀疑； 作可数名词表示怀疑的念头,疑虑。 There is not much doubt about it. Sudden doubts came to his mind. 5. term / terms term作可数名词解时, 表示术语；学期等；复数表示措辞；条件；关系等。 Most schools have a fall term and a spring term. I cant accept his terms. 6. compliment / compliments compliment 作称赞；尊敬时, 通常为可数名词(多以单数形式出现)； 作致意,祝贺时,用其复数形式。 He paid his boss a high compliment. Give my best compliments to your parents. 7. amusement / amusements amusement 作消遣；娱乐解时,是抽象名词；作娱乐活动解时,常用其复数形式。 His favorite amusement is hunting. There are plenty of amusements in a big city-plays, moving pictures, football matches, and so on. 8. ash / ashes ash作灰,灰末解时,是不可数名词；作灰烬；废墟 解时, 多用其复数形式。 Dont drop your cigarette ash on the carpet. A large number of houses were burnt to ashes. 9. attainment / attainments attainment 作抽象名词时,表示达到； 复数形式表示造诣,学识。 The right of speaking freely is one of the necessary means to the attainment of the truth. Once language developed, the possibilities for humankinds future attainments and cultural growth increased. 10. responsibility / responsibilities responsibility 作抽象名词，表示责任心；复数表示家务事或对家庭承担的“责任，义务”。 11. resource / resources resource作可数名词,表示自然资源；消遣方法；作不可数名词,表示智略,机敏,创造精神。 They were quick to exploit the natural resources of the country. His resource has saved him from death many times. 12. art / arts art 作“(一门)手艺, 技能”解时,常用名词单数形式；指大学里开设的文史哲等课程时,却用复数形式arts 或 arts subjects。 She has an art for making people feel at ease. History and literature are among the arts. 13. society / societies society 作社会解时, 是不可数名词；作社团,团体解时,是可数名词。 We all have to learn how to behave ourselves in society. He joined various university societies and clubs. 14. force / forces force作抽象名词解时,意为力量,暴力；作可数名词解时,意为自然力,势力。 He didnt use much force. Religion and politics are powerful forces in society. 15. ethic / ethics ethic以单数形式出现时,表示伦理学system；复数表示道德规范principles。 the Christian ethic 基督教伦理 The ethics of his decision are doubtful. 16. violation / violations violation 作抽象名词解时,是违背,违反；作可数 名词解时,是违犯行为。 He was fined for his violation of the traffic laws. These are gross violations of human rights. 17. business / businesses business 作不可数名词,表示买卖；商业；作可数名词,表示商业机构,商店。 We dont do much business with foreign companies. Many small businesses have gone bankrupt recently. 18. privilege / privileges privilege 作不可数名词,表示(有钱有势者的)特权；作可数名词,表示特别给予的好处或待遇、优惠。 The beautiful girl had led a life of luxury and privilege. What are the privileges that go with the job? 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. propect/ prospects propect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 o