疯荷日狸
talent指某方面的天赋时不可数,在短语have/show talent中美国英语多为have/show a talent形式。如果指各方面的才能就用复数形式。His latest book reveals hidden talents.他最新的书展现他深藏不露的天赋。Your brother is a man of many talents.你的兄弟是一个多才多艺的人。There's a wealth of talent in English football.英格兰足球界人才济济。Sadly, she inherited none of her father's musical talent.可惜,她一点都没有继承她父亲的音乐天赋。talent for有…的天赋She showed a talent for acting at an early age.她很小的时候就显示了表演天赋。a persuasive speaker with a natural talent for leadership有领导天赋、颇有辩才的演说者He has a lot of talent, and his work is fresh and interesting.他很有天赋,他的作品清新有趣。
无敌小天兵
talent指某方面的天赋时不可数,在短语have/show talent中美国英语多为have/show a talent形式。如果指各方面的才能就用复数形式。His latest book reveals hidden talents.他最新的书展现他深藏不露的天赋。Your brother is a man of many talents.你的兄弟是一个多才多艺的人。There's a wealth of talent in English football.英格兰足球界人才济济。Sadly, she inherited none of her father's musical talent.可惜,她一点都没有继承她父亲的音乐天赋。talent for有…的天赋She showed atalent for acting at an early age.她很小的时候就显示了表演天赋。a persuasive speaker with a natural talent for leadership有领导天赋、颇有辩才的演说者He has a lot of talent, and his work is freshand interesting.他很有天赋,他的作品清新有趣。
唐尼小姐
Joy高斋翻译CATTI和MTI分享:在这之前,我们先来看这样两个句子:1、He’s got lots of talent. 他天赋很高。2、She has everything: beauty, talent, children. 她拥有一切:美貌、才干和子女。3、The player was given hardly any opportunities to show off his talents.那位选手几乎没有得到什么机会展示自己的天赋。同样表达“天赋”的含义,为什么有的句子用单数,而有的句子里却要用复数呢?为了找出这个问题的答案,我们首先看一下这个词语的英文释义(摘自林格斯):talent n.1)Talent is the natural ability to do something well. 天赋、天资2)Person or persons who possesses the natural ability. 天才3)members of the opposite sex collectively, esp those living in a particular place;the local talent<旧、非正式>性感的人、富有魅力的人4) any of various large units of weight or of money (the value of a talent weight in gold, silver, etc.) used in ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle East, etc. 古代的一种计量单位,可用来计重量或作为货币单位那么,talent在什么情况下用单数,什么情况下用复数呢?1)表达“天赋、天资”之意时,它既可以作可数名词,也可以作不可数名词。talents:多种天赋 talent:某一特定的天赋例句:She is proud that both her children have a talent for music.她为自己的两个孩子都有音乐天赋而自豪。The player was given hardly any opportunities to show off his talents.那位选手几乎没有得到什么机会展示自己的天赋。a man of many talents 多才多艺的人a talent for something/doing something 有某事的/在某事上有天赋to waste one’s talent(s) 浪费某人的才智2)表达“天才、人才”之意时,它既可以作可数名词,也可以作不可数名词。talents:persons talent:泛指“天才、人才”概念,或特指某人例句:We have a wealth of musical talent in this region.在这一地区有大量的音乐天才。young talent 青年才俊fresh or new talent 新锐talent flow 人才流动(泛指)3)表达“性感的人、富有魅力的异性”时,它只可以作不可数名词。to eye up the local talent 色眯眯地打量本地妞4)表达“计量单位”时,a talent表示一个计量单位。因此,在文章开头的例句中,例1中虽然是lots of talent,但这句话强调的是他有很高的天赋,而并非他有很多种天赋,所以用单数。例2中She has everything: beauty, talent, children. 这句话里的talent和beauty一样,都是一种泛指的概念,所以用单数。例3中用talents的目的是为了说明这位选手有多种天赋,talent也没错。
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