你质疑的有道理,既然money不可数,就无法用number 来衡量,所以如果改用amount就没问题了。
【1】The number of the money we need is too great.【错误】
【2】The amount of the money we need is too great.【正确】
the number of sth 和the amount of sth区别
【1】the number of +限定词+可数名词复数:某物/某人的数量/数目
The city has trebled the number of its prisoners to 21,000. 该市的囚犯人数增长了两倍,达到21,000人。
The number of commuters to London has dropped by 100,000. 往返于伦敦的上班族减少了10万。
The number of women who become pregnant after adopting children is legion. 领养小孩后怀孕妇女比比皆是。
【2】the amount of +限定词+不可数名词单数:某物的数量
They have only a vague idea of the amount of water available. 他们只是大概知道可用水的总量。
The amount of sleep we need varies from person to person. 我们对睡眠的需求量因人而异。
The extent of the fall will depend on how the amount of the money involved. 下跌范围将取决于投入的资金量.
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