amout of 加可数名词的正确性
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我知道amount of 后接不可数名词，如果接可数名词通常被认为是不正确的（韦氏）。但是我看到过太多次amount of接可数名词了，比如:
This suggests that a person who takes about 10,000 steps each day has a 2.25 points lower systolic blood pressure than someone who takes half that amount of steps.
这让我产生了疑惑，现在对于amount of后面接可数名词的接受度如何？
最佳答案 2021-01-23 23:46
传统语法认为 amount of 后面只能接不可数名词，但在现代英语，amount of后面接复数名词的用法已比较普遍。你说韦氏认为amount of接可数名词通常被认为是不正确，但《韦氏高阶》在amount词条就有如下例句：
We have any amount of available resources. = We have a large amount of available resources. 我们有大量可用资源。
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The Free Dictionary 对amount的用法有一个说明：
usage: The traditional distinction between amount and number is that amount is used with mass or uncountable nouns (the amount of paperwork; the amount of energy) and number with countable nouns (a number of songs; a number of days). Although objected to, the use of amount instead of number with countable nouns occurs in both speech and writing, esp. when the noun can be considered as a unit or group (the amount of people present; the amount of weapons) or when it refers to money (the amount of dollars paid; the amount of pennies in the till).
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