people與peoples
來源:高考英語網(wǎng)
2008-05-08 17:10
? people 表示“人”時,是一個只表示復數(shù)意義的可數(shù)名詞,且不用詞尾 -s,如可以說 some people(一些人),many people(許多人)等,但不能說 a people 或 one people。但是,若people表示“民族”,則為可數(shù)名詞,此時不僅可與不定冠詞連用,而且可以有復數(shù)形式。如: The Chinese are a hard-working people. 中國人是一個勤勞的民族。 The peoples of the world are against it. 世界各國人民都反對它。 The English-speaking peoples share a common language. 講英語的各民族擁有共同的語言。 It’s a book for children about Africa and its peoples 那是一本有關非洲和非洲各民族的兒童讀物。 比較下面兩句: How many peoples live in Asia? 亞洲有多少個民族? How many people live in the room? 這房間住了多少人? ?