plural
noun[CorU]
languageuk/ˈplʊə.rəl/us/ˈplʊr.əl/(written abbreviationpl.)A2
a word orformthatexpressesmore than one:
复数形式"Geese" is the pluralof"goose".geese 是 goose 的复数形式。
"Woman"in theplural is "women".woman 的复数形式是 women。
Compare
singularnoun
- To make the plural of "dog" youaddthe pluralending-s.
- 'Are' is the secondpersonplural of theverb'to be'.
- The word 'teeth' is anirregularplural of thenoun'tooth'.
- What's the plural of 'tooth'?
- Words like "sheep"staythe same in the plural.
Linguistics: grammatical terms
- ablative
- apposition
- appositive
- appositively
- attributively
- concord
- demonstrative
- feminine
- intensifier
- nominative
- particle
- predicatively
- premodifier
- quantifier
- regularity
- singular
- stative
- syntactic
- syntax
- uncountable
Grammar
Nouns: form
…Singular and plural nouns
Nouns can be either singular or plural. Singular means just one of the person, animal or thing which the noun refers to. Plural means more than one.…Forming the plural of nouns
The rules for making the plural of nouns depend on the spelling and pronunciation. Most nouns form their plural by adding -s:…Nouns: singular and plural
…Nouns used only in the singular
Some nouns are used only in the singular, even though they end in -s. These include: the names of academic subjects such as classics, economics, mathematics/maths, physics; the physical activities gymnastics and aerobics; the diseases measles and mumps; and the word news:…Nouns used only in the plural
Some nouns only have a plural form. They cannot be used with numbers. They include the names of certain tools, instruments and articles of clothing which have two parts.…Collective nouns (group words)
Some nouns refer to groups of people (e.g. audience, committee, government, team). These are sometimes called collective nouns. Some collective nouns can take a singular or plural verb, depending on whether they are considered as a single unit or as a collection of individuals:…plural
adjective
uk/ˈplʊə.rəl/us/ˈplʊr.əl/pluraladjective(DIFFERENT)
consisting oflotsof differentracesortypesofpeopleor of different things:
多样的，多元的We need torecognizethat we are nowlivingin a pluralsociety.我们必须意识到我们现在生活在一个多元社会中。
for orrelatingto more than onepersonor thing:
多数的，多种的Very fewcountriesallowpeopleto have pluralcitizenship(=citizenshipof more than onecountry).极少数几个国家允许公民拥有多重国籍。
Numbers: single, double & multiple
- alone
- bilateral
- bilaterally
- binary
- bipartite
- bipolar
- deka-
- double-action
- dual
- dualism
- individual
- lone
- multiple
- purely
- solitary
- trilateral
- trilaterally
- tripartite
- unilaterally
- unit
pluraladjective(GRAMMAR)
language
of orrelatingto theformthatexpressesmore than one:
复数的"Cattle" and "trousers" are both pluralnouns.cattle 和 trousers 均为复数名词。
Linguistics: grammatical terms
- ablative
- apposition
- appositive
- appositively
- attributively
- concord
- demonstrative
- feminine
- intensifier
- nominative
- particle
- predicatively
- premodifier
- quantifier
- regularity
- singular
- stative
- syntactic
- syntax
- uncountable
Grammar
Nouns: form
…Singular and plural nouns
Nouns can be either singular or plural. Singular means just one of the person, animal or thing which the noun refers to. Plural means more than one.…Forming the plural of nouns
The rules for making the plural of nouns depend on the spelling and pronunciation. Most nouns form their plural by adding -s:…Nouns: singular and plural
…Nouns used only in the singular
Some nouns are used only in the singular, even though they end in -s. These include: the names of academic subjects such as classics, economics, mathematics/maths, physics; the physical activities gymnastics and aerobics; the diseases measles and mumps; and the word news:…Nouns used only in the plural
Some nouns only have a plural form. They cannot be used with numbers. They include the names of certain tools, instruments and articles of clothing which have two parts.…Collective nouns (group words)
Some nouns refer to groups of people (e.g. audience, committee, government, team). These are sometimes called collective nouns. Some collective nouns can take a singular or plural verb, depending on whether they are considered as a single unit or as a collection of individuals:…