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 ( q3 S d$ p. K. J" w* F8 rFish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。 * ?" ^ g8 c2 \5 z0 a+ |7 IFish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),$ e/ f$ y6 t- P8 d7 a1 h
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。 " y# L9 H$ q6 A" {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。& q5 S I$ c7 }% }) B1 U
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 ; V7 C8 k* i4 Y) e% X1 C/ c5 [9 x6 o% E
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According to the Oxford Dictionary, both fish and fishes can be used as the plural form, but fish is more common. & u1 I- Y6 F! j- p+ u0 K: Q( \3 L! Q0 w3 S6 Q' O! \
We use fishes when talking about different types of fish. For example, I caught five fish today and they were different fishes. 5 H- w$ b% h) y5 C# l# F" q) h$ r U) W5 f( H1 C/ Q
Fish is uncountable when we talk about the meat of fish. For instance, I want to have fish for supper.