:handshake英语中含有man, woman构成的复合名词较多,其复数形式一般遵循下列规则 :
一、名词 + man / woman 构成的复合名词,其复数形式,通常与简单名词一样,即把man / woman改为men / women.如:
Englishman --- Englishmen (英国人)
Frenchwoman --- Frenchwomen (法国人)
dustman ---- dustmen (垃圾清运工)
salesman ---- salesmen (售货员)
fisherman ---- fishermen (渔夫)
washerwoman ---- washerwomen (洗衣妇)
但须注意:German不是复合词,它的复数形式是Germans.
二、名词 + man / woman 构成的复合名词,其复数形式,前后两部分都要变成复数。例如:
man teacher ---- men teachers (男教师)
woman doctor ---- women doctors (女教师)
man servant ---- men servants (男佣人)
woman worker ---- women workers (女工人)
man student ---- men students (男学生)
woman student ---- women students (女学生)
值得一提的是:以boy和girl开头的复合词,变为复数形式时,一般只把后一个名词变为复数形式。例如:
boy student ---- boy students (男学生)
girl student ---- girl students (女学生)
boy teacher ----- boy teachers (男教师)
girl teacher ---- girl teachers (女教师)
boy friend ---- boy friends (男朋友)
girl friend ---- girl friend (女朋友):handshake |
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