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 / v: m& L( `5 v9 G1 K' @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。* z1 @9 }/ K! S, A- \
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), 3 k0 Z& E# c+ x: F S& U! @$ G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。" [/ u$ J8 P4 P
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。 5 v* `& X9 f( q4 D' ^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 7 l2 \& R$ r2 ~+ |5 O
/ K9 d8 ?; z* l2 X: W% O: e4 c: s1 pAccording to the Oxford Dictionary, both fish and fishes can be used as the plural form, but fish is more common. 5 g0 q- K# m: p' [% I9 v" o
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We use fishes when talking about different types of fish. For example, I caught five fish today and they were different fishes. 5 d. }0 |/ ?9 ~+ z$ l/ k
3 S5 R+ R" ]" i* X8 \4 E; VFish is uncountable when we talk about the meat of fish. For instance, I want to have fish for supper.