答疑网老师好,
葛传槼的plan词条下有如此的内容:
下面各句里习惯用复数形式的plans,但并没“多少计划”的意思
I have made plans to spend the holidays with you.
复数名词不拥有复数含义,这是个奇怪的现象。同样种类的,我还注意到了holiday。
暑假是 the summer holidays/vacation,这里holiday明明和vacation并列,却用复数形式,我想这是一种固定的使用方法。
当指的是某年的暑假,同样也是用summer holidays,譬如
One night during the summer holidays Mr Gordon wanted a book.
但我去 必应 搜the summer holiday,同样找得到一些例句,而且有时用复数holidays非常奇怪,譬如 the coming summer holidays
所以,我想问两个问题,一是 the coming summer holidays对吗?能不能把holidays改单数。二是像plans,holidays如此的单词,老师能再举几例吗?
谢谢老师。
I have made plans to spend the holidays with you.
复数名词不拥有复数含义,这是个奇怪的现象。同样种类的,我还注意到了holiday。
暑假是 the summer holidays/vacation
道理是:
1. “做计划”时,可以想到多种,经过反复斟酌后,最后只能确定1、两种。不可以太多。
2. vacation:是一个时间段的“假期”。A vacation is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home.
3. holiday:指“一天的假”,它仍然是一个 day。不是 a period of time。A holiday is a day when people do not go to work or school because of a religious or national celebration.
一般而言,holiday 用单数时,指一天的假;复数时指多天的假。