大家都知道,英文名词的复数有两种变化:规则和不规则;
规则变化较为简单,网上一搜一大把!
这里不再赘述。
今天小结常用的不规则变化!
话说回来,即使是不规则变化,小伙伴们也可以从中找到一些规律,让记忆变得更加简单一些!
1. 单复数无变化 (注意这点不要与不可数名词混淆起来哦!):
fish (鱼),deer (鹿),sheep (绵羊),moose (驼鹿),grouse (松鸡),series (系列),species (物种),means (手段),gallows (绞刑架),barracks (兵营),aircraft (飞机),spacecraft (宇宙飞船),hovercraft (气垫船),grapefruit (葡萄柚),swine (猪),bison (野牛),quail (鹌鹑),trout (鲑鱼),tuna (金枪鱼),salmon (三文鱼),offspring (后代)
2. um 改为 a:
datum → data (数据)
medium → media (媒体)
forum → fora (论坛)
ovum → ova (卵子)
spectrum → spectra (光谱)
stratum → strata (层)
bacterium → bacteria (细菌)
addendum → addenda (附录)
curriculum → curricula (课程)
memorandum → memoranda (备忘录)
corrigendum → corrigenda (勘误表)
millennium → millennia (千年)
3. on 改为 a:
criterion → criteria (标准)
phenomenon → phenomena (现象)
polyhedron → polyhedra (多面体)
4. sis 改为 ses:
crisis → crises (危机)
basis → bases (基础)
thesis → theses (论文)
analysis → analyses (分析)
ellipsis → ellipses (省略号)
diagnosis → diagnoses (诊断)
nemesis → nemeses (报应)
oasis → oases (绿洲)
synopsis → synopses (概要)
5. a 改为 ae:
alumna → alumnae (女校友)
antenna → antennae (触须)
formula → formulae (方程)
larva → larvae (幼虫)
nebula → nebulae (星云)
vita → vitae (简历)
6. us / o 改为 i:
cactus → cacti (仙人掌)
alumnus → alumni (男校友)
fungus → fungi (真菌)
bacillus → bacilli (杆菌)
radius → radii (半径)
uterus → uteri (子宫)
locus → loci (轨迹)
stimulus → stimuli (刺激物)
syllabus → syllabi (教学大纲)
terminus → termini (终点站)
graffito → graffiti (涂鸦)
libretto → libretti (剧本)
concerto → concerti (协奏曲)
7. ouse 改为 ice:
mouse → mice (老鼠)
louse → lice (虱子)
8. oo 改为 ee:
foot → feet (脚)
tooth → teeth (牙齿)
goose → geese (鹅)
9. man 改为 men:
man → men (男人)
woman → women (女人)
policeman → policemen (警察)
10. 其它:
ox → oxen (牛)
child → children (小孩)
apex → apices (顶端)
appendix → appendices (附录)
bureau → bureaux (局)
codex → codices (法典)
index → indices (指数)
corpus → corpora (语料库)
matrix → matrices (矩阵)
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