在一个练习册上看到一道题
What do you think of families? Why?
答案内容包括:I think families are very important to everyone. Because they are our beloved people, such as our parents, brothers or sisters.....
根据答案可知families这里指的是家人,但我记得family指家人不需要变复数吧,而families应该指家庭吧。
请各位老师指点family的用法谢谢。
表示“家庭”的family可以用复数的。但它表示的是不同的家庭(的人)。
The meeting between the two families was a joyful one. 这两家人的聚会十分愉快。
The two families got together to discuss the wedding arrangements. 这两家人聚在一起商量婚礼的安排。
Three families living in one room—it’s a disgrace! 三家人住在一间房里——太糟糕了!
When we laid out the car parks, we reckoned on one car per four families. 规划停车场时,我们预计的是每4个家庭有一辆车。