3 a Grade 10 student为什么不用连字符

在网友前面一个问题中有 a Grade 10 student(出自高中英语新教材的人教版必修一p8,指“10年级学生”:

https://www.cpsenglish.com/question/52067

My name is Ann Wells and I’m a Grade 10 student at Lakeside High School. I’m an active person and I love sports. I’m curious about everything. I often ask questions, but I learn best by doing. My favourite subject is physics. Dancing and skating are my hobbies, and I also like to read short stories. I plan to become an engineer in the future.

我想这里是不是少了连字符?感觉应该是 a Grade 10-student 吧!

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最佳答案 2021-11-25 20:14

这位网友很细心!这里确实是省略了连字符。即:

I’m a Grade 10 student at Lakeside High School.

= I’m a Grade-10 student at Lakeside High School.

注意这里的连字符是被省略了,而不是被错误地漏掉了。也就是说,这里的连字符用不用都可以。使用连字符的用法大家可能比较熟悉。如:

The station is only a five-minute walk away. 到车站只有五分钟步行的距离。

From our apartment it’s a fifteen-minute walk to the centre of town.我们住的公寓到市中心步行15分钟。

She runs in the 200- and 400-meter races, but she’s faster in the former. 她参加了200米和400米赛跑,但在前一项中跑得更快。

而省略连字符的用法大家可能比较生疏,下面引用几个词典上的例句:

Who holds the 100 metre sprint record? 谁是 100 米短跑纪录的保持者?(《牛津英语搭配词典》)

The station is only a five minute walk away. 车站离这里只有五分钟的步程。(《剑桥高级英语词典》)

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黎反修   - 英语翻译 (已退休)
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a Grade 10 student

= a student in Grade 10

= a 10th-grade student

= a 10th grade student

例如:

eight grade students 八年级学生(摘自《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》p.905

a fifth-grade teacher 五年级的老师(摘自《朗文高级英语应试词典》grade

不能说:a Grade 10-student

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