work(工作)是不可数名词,表示“一件工作”应该是 a piece of work,但下面一句用的是 piece work,为什么没有介词 of 呢?
The women were being paid £18 a week on piece work, the men £25.
1. a piece of work 的意思是“一件工作”。如:
It feels good to have finished a piece of work. 完成一项工作后感觉很好。
2. piece work不是“一件工作”,而是表示“计件工作”。又如:
It’s piece work, so how much you earn dependson how fast you can work. 这是计件工作,所以你挣多少钱取决于你做得快慢。