【英美語文】關於單字的單複數跟有無s...

[理化OωO 10]

buffalo

複數buffalo/buffalos/buffaloes哪個啊?

deer

複數deer/deers哪個啊?

criterion

複數criteria/criterions哪個啊?

phenomenon

複數phenomena/phenomenons哪個啊?

goose

複數geese/gooses哪個啊?

大使館是只要embassy還是要Embassy就好?

市長是只要mayor還是要Mayor?

首相是只要prime minister還是要Prime Minister?

圓規是compass還是compasses?

襪子是stocking還是stockings?

租處是lodging還是lodgings?

環境是surrounding還是surroundings?

或是circumstance還是circumstances?

禮貌是manner還是manners?

收入是earning還是earnings?

存款是saving還是savings?

目錄是content還是contents?

貴重物品是valuable還是valuables?

褲子是trouser還是trousers?

夾子是tong還是tongs?

海關是custom還是customs?

承擔後果是take the consequence還是take the consequences?

鼓是drum還是drums?

問候regard還是regards?

居民resident還是residents?

費用expenditure還是expenditures?

我讀三民的文法書看到的...

再配上電子辭典..

可是有些有衝突到....

不知道哪個才是正確的

請幫我解答吧...xd

[MikiRei 10]

Use www.dictionary.com

For buffalo, a certain site said all three are correct. I, personally, will use buffaloes

deer is still deer for plural

One criterion. Two criteria.

One phenomenon. Two phenomena. However, phenomenons have been seen but phenomena is the usual.

One goose. Two geese.

embassy. If you're saying the American Embassy however, they usually have a capital for some reason. I'm not so sure.

If you're going to say Mayor Frank or Mayor Jones, capital. Otherwise, if you're just saying, "He is the mayor of that town," lower case.

One compass. Two compasses.

One pair of stocking. Two pairs of stockings. (Please note the usage of "pairs". It's needed)

One lodging. Two lodgings.

Surroundings for plural.

Circumstances for plural.

Manners for plural.

Earnings

Savings

contents

valuables

tongs

customs

As for "deal with the consequence" or "deal with the consequences", usually, "consequences" because, logically speaking, you usually do deal with more than one consequence. If, however, there's a special case where you're definitely sure there is but only one consequence, then fine, say "deal with the consequence." However, it's usually "deal with the consequences."

drums

regards

residents

expenditures

[姓韓者 11]

有的來自拉丁文跟法文的詞彙未必遵循後面加s的複數形式

不過英文裡面百分之八十都是外來詞，其中以法文為主＝　＝

[Sunriz 11]

那應該是母音的問題

我現在國一 我們也是在上那個東西

buffalo

buffaloes

我只能確定這個