你好,请问 She has not got enough confidence to do the job alone 中的 confindence 为什么不是复数形式呢?
这是因为 confidence 是不可数名词。confidence 无论表示“信任”还是表示“信心,自信”,均为不可数名词。如:
How can I win his confidence? 我如何才能赢得他的信任呢?
They don’t have much confidence in him. 他们对他并不太有信心。
He is talented, but he lacks confidence. 他有天赋,但缺乏信心。
He has never lost confidence in a bright future. 他从未对光明的前途失去信心。
表示“做某事的信心”,其后接不定式,不接of doing sth。如你的句子:
He hasn’t enough confidence to do the work alone. 他没有足够的信心独立做此工作。
注意不要以为前面有enough 修饰就要用复数,当 enough 修饰不可数名词时,不可数仍用单数。又如:
We have enough evidence to prove him innocent. 我们有充分的证据证明他是无罪的。
There isn’t enough colour in the picture. 这幅画中的色彩不够。
There’s enough food for everyone. 有足够每个人吃的食物。
A fire in the neighborhood hindered us from getting enough sleep. 附近发生火灾使我们睡眠不足。
We hadn’t enough money to pay our bus fare, and in consequence we had to walk. 我们的钱不够付汽车费,因此只得步行。