英语中可数名词变复数的基本规律如下:
一般情况 :在词尾直接加-s。例如:
book → books
room → rooms
pear → pears
house → houses
day → days
song → songs
以s, x, ch, sh结尾的名词:
在词尾加-es。例如:
bus → buses
box → boxes
watch → watches
dish → dishes
brush → brushes
match → matches
以辅音字母+y结尾的名词:
将y变为i,再加-es。例如:
city → cities
body → bodies
story → stories
factory → factories
baby → babies
以元音字母+y结尾的名词:
y不变,直接在词尾加s。例如:
boy → boys
toy → toys
day → days
以o结尾的名词
有生命的加-es,无生命的加-s。例如:
Negroes and heroes like eating tomatoes and potatoes.
negroes → negroes
heroes → heroes
tomato → tomatoes
potato → potatoes
以f或fe结尾的名词:
将f或fe变为v,再加-es。例如:
half → halves
leaf → leaves
knife → knives
wife → wives
特殊情况
man → men
woman → women
goose → geese
foot → feet
tooth → teeth
mouse → mice
louse → lice
child → children
fish → fish
deer → deer
sheep → sheep
这些规则可以帮助你正确地将可数名词从单数形式转换为复数形式。建议多练习这些规则,以便在实际使用中能够熟练应用。