"Fish" 与Fishes"的区别
" Fish和Fishes易混淆,因为它们的使用规则并不简单。
- Fish.
“Fish”是迄今为止最常见的复数的“fish”,但“"fishes”也是可以接受的。
- I have three fish in my tank: Barney, Bob, and Brian. I have three fishes in my tank: Barney, Bob, and Brian.
(这是可以接受的,但比较少见。)
- Fishes.
“Fishes”是可以接受的复数形式,但在日常用语中很少见。“fishes”这个词最常被海洋生物学家用来表示“不同种类的鱼”。换句话说,“fishes”最好翻译成“不同类型的鱼”。
- I have three fishes in my tank: goldfish, guppies, and neon tetras.
(在这里,“鱼”指的是鱼的种类。那里可能有几十条鱼.)
Fish
一些fish的例句:
- A pike is a predatory fish.
(此处, "fish" 是单数)
- I caught three fish in the river yesterday – all pike.
(此处, "fish" 是复数)
- I caught three fish in the river yesterday – two pike and a perch.
(在这个例子中,有不同种类的鱼,但是“fish”仍然是最常用的复数形式。)
Fishes
"fishes"的例句:
- I caught three fishes in the river yesterday – all pike.
("Fishes" 被用作复数。这是可以接受的,但很少见。Fish更常见.)
- I caught three fishes in the river yesterday – two pike and a perch.
(这是可以接受的,但很少见。Fish更常见。鱼的种类不止一种并不重要.)
- There are several fishes in this river, including pike and perch.
(生物学家会这么说。请记住,当生物学家使用这个词时,“鱼类”最好翻译为“不同种类的鱼”或“鱼类的种类”。)
例句:
- I caught two fishes in the river yesterday – five pike and six perch.
(生物学家可能会这么说.)