plural

英 [ˈplʊərəl]

美 [ˈplʊrəl]

n.  (名词或动词的)复数，复数形式
adj.  复数的; 复数形式的; 多样的; 多元的

复数：plurals　

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牛津词典

noun

• （名词或动词的）复数，复数形式
  a form of a noun or verb that refers to more than one person or thing
  1. The plural of ‘child’ is ‘children’.
     child一词的复数形式是children。
  2. The verb should be in the plural .
     这个动词应该用复数形式。

adj.

• 复数的；复数形式的
  connected with or having the plural form
  1. Most plural nouns in English end in ‘s’.
     英语中多数复数名词以s结尾。
• 多样的；多元的
  relating to more than one
  1. a plural society (= one with more than one racial , religious, etc. group)
     多元社会

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 复数的；复数形式的
  Thepluralform of a word is the form that is used when referring to more than one person or thing.
  1. 'Data' is the Latin plural form of 'datum'.
     data 在拉丁文中是 datum 的复数形式。
  2. ...his use of the plural pronoun 'we'.
     他对复数代词 we 的使用
• N-COUNT 复数；复数形式
  Thepluralof a noun is the form of it that is used to refer to more than one person or thing.
  1. What is the plural of 'person'?
     person 的复数形式是什么？
  2. ...irregular plurals.
     不规则复数形式
• ADJ-GRADED 多元的；多种群体的
  Apluralsociety or system involves different kinds of people.
  1. Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates...
     英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。
  2. His government has pledged to move the country towards a plural democracy.
     他的政府已承诺要推动本国朝着多元民主的方向发展。

英英释义

noun

• the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
  Synonym:plural form

adj

• grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
• composed of more than one member, set, or kind

双语例句

• We use'have'with a plural pronoun or noun.
  与复数代名词或名词连用。
• Only countable nouns can be used in the plural.
  只有可数名词才有复数形式。
• It's the plural for heaven, so the heavens or the heavenly places is this Greek word.
  这里用的是复数，天国和神圣之地是同一个希腊词。
• We use one ( singular) and ones ( plural) to avoid unnecessary repetition.
  我们用one（单数）和ones（复数）避免不必要的重复。
• What is the plural of 'person'?
  person的复数形式是什么？
• You are learning several subjects, so you are talking in the plural, or more than one.
  您正在学习的几个主题，因此，您所谈论的是复数，或一个以上。
• She not only argued for the unique of man but also emphasized the human-beings in the plural sense;
  她既论证了人的存在的独特性和不可替代性，但同时也复数意义上的人作了强调；
• Count nouns have two forms: singular and plural.
  可数名词有两种形式：单数和复数。
• His government has pledged to move the country towards a plural democracy.
  他的政府已承诺要推动本国朝着多元民主的方向发展。
• This is a collective noun, singular in form but plural in meaning.
  这是一个集合名词，单数的形式但是表示复数意义。