troble的什么时候不可数,什么时候可数学习指导.docVIP

trouble什么时候不可数，什么时候可数?  It is a pity to give you so much trouble.”Life is full of small troubles.这两个句中.trouble为何在前句中不可数，而在后句中可数?     这一问题涉及某些抽象名词的数的不同用法。一般说来，如trouble, kindness, anxiety, joy, friendship, sympathy, pity, security等均属于抽象名词，是不可数的，但当它们的词义经转化或带有修饰成分时，可以“具体化”并被不定冠词修饰或加上复数后缀I.s1.。试比较下列各对句子: 1.This was another example of their lack of experience.(经验) 2.Ive had some very disturbing experiences.(经历) 1.It is a pity to give you so much trouble.(麻烦) 2.Life is full of small troubles.(烦心的事) 1.He was filled with joy.(欢乐) 2.My children are a great joy to me.(令人快慰的事) 此外，还需说明的是抽象名词的数的问题有如下几种情况: 1)既可用作不可数名词.又可用作可数名词，词义区别不大的抽象名词。如: belief一a belief一beliefs; birth一a birth一births; hope一a hope一hopes; change一a change一changes; desire一a desire一desires ; custom一a custom一customs; habit一a habit一habits等 2)既可用作不可数名词，又可用作复数名词但有词义区别的抽象名词。如:     damage(损害)-damages(赔偿费)     advice(忠告)-advices(消息，报告)     regard(尊敬.关心)-regards(问候)     pity(怜悯，同情)-pities(不幸)     sympathy(同情)-sympathies(慰问信)     delicacy(精美，微妙)-delicacies(山珍海味)     3)只能用作不可数名词的抽象名词。如:     abundance, astonishment,  conduct, cooperation,  envy, ease,  information,harm, honesty, neglect, obedience, revenge等。     4)可以用作单数或复数可数名词的抽象名词。如:     answer, award, bribe, boast, case, cry, quarrel，trick, scream, knock, mistake, example, epoch, event, accident,晒sode, earthquake等。     5)用于特定意义时常用复数形式的抽象名词。如:     riches(财富),effects(个人所有物),thanks(感谢), manners(礼貌), rituals(宗教仪式), wishes(祝愿),excesses(过分行动，暴行),doings(行为)等。 本文来自金嘴巴英语：/forum/read-32271-16.html