查词典可知,pay 表示“工资,薪金”时是不可数名词,前面不能用不定冠词。
但是,如果前面用形容词修饰呢?
He hopes for higher pay.
He hopes for a higher pay.
哪句对?
不能用冠词。即:
正:He hopes for higher pay.
误:He hopes for a higher pay.
英语中确实有些不可数名词,在通常情况下不连用不定冠词,但当它受到描绘性形容词修饰时,则可以使用不定冠词。如:
He did not have much knowledge of American history. 他对美国历史所知不多。
He has a good knowledge of European history. 他精通欧洲历史。
但这并不是普遍的规律,英语中有些不可数名词,永远不可以连用不定冠词(不管它的前面是否有描绘性形容词修饰)。如:
weather——bad weather(正)——a bad weather(误)
advice——good advice(正)——a good advice(误)
谢谢刘老师的指正,不小心写反了,上面红色的“正”“误”是经过刘老师的提醒改过来的,特此说明。
同意青沅老师的解答。(请把“正”、“误”调换过来。)
我提供一些词典例句:
1. The strikers are demanding higher pay and better working conditions.
罢工者要求加薪并改善工作环境。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Health workers are angrily demanding higher pay.
医务人员正怒气冲冲地要求增加工资。
来自柯林斯例句
3. a demand for higher pay
增加工资的要求。
来自《权威词典》
4. The ship - builders came / went out on strike for higher pay.
造船工人为提高工资而举行了罢工。
来自辞典例句
5. Higher pay augurs a better future.
工资高了,前程会更美好。
来自辞典例句
6. The miners went on strike for higher pay.
矿工举行罢工,要求增加工资。
来自辞典例句
7. They are striking for higher pay.
他们罢工要求增加工资。
来自辞典例句
8. He was seduced into leaving the company by the other higher pay elsewhere.
他受到别处较高薪酬的诱惑离开这家公司。
来自辞典例句
9. Don't you see so many technicians drifting around in search of higher pay and better employers?
你没见到许多技术人员在四处寻找更高的工资和好的雇主吗 ?
来自实用商务英语会话
10. The office workers are on strike for higher pay.
办公室工作人员为加工资进行罢工。
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同意刘青元老师解答,
为不可数名词,不可以加不定冠词
pay 不可数名词工资;薪水 Your pay is the money that you get from your employer as wages or salary
their complaints about their pay and conditions.
他们对薪水和工作条件的不满
the workers' demand for a twenty per cent pay rise.
They are on strike for higher pay
他们举行了罢工要求提高工资
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