15-year-olds可以表示一类人吗

No way! I don't think _______ should be allowed to drive.

A. fifteen years old

B. fifteen-year-olds

C. fifteen-year-old

这道题选 B,对吗?这样可以表达一类人吗?   

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最佳答案 2016-06-02 07:25

▲15-year-old这类词有两个用法:

一是用作形容词,用于名词前作定语。如:

The 46-year-old author has finally hit the big time. 这位 46 岁的作家终于走红了。

Six-year-old Gemma had been left alone in the house. 六岁的杰玛被单独留在了房子里。

It’s not very dignified behaviour for a 54-year-old man. 对于一个54岁的人来说,这种行为太有失体面了。

The court heard how the mother had beaten the 11-year-old boy. 法庭听取了这个母亲如何暴打那个11岁男孩的经过。

二是直接作用名词,表示多大岁数的人(为可数名词,与其他普通名词一样,可以连用不定冠词或用复数)。如:

The test was administered to all 11-year-olds. 这项测试的实施对象为所有 11 岁的孩子。

He was not considered competent to teach seven-year-olds. 他被认为没有能力教7岁的孩子。

Her command of language is very advanced for a six-year-old. 对于一个6 岁的孩子来说,她对语言的掌握已是很超前了。

Even a six-year-old can have an accident at night sometimes. 即使是六岁大的孩子,晚上有时也可能会尿床。

▲现在回到你的问题来:你的句子中的 fifteen-year-olds 就是 fifteen-year-old 用作名词时的复数形式;泛指15岁的孩子,应该用复数形式。当然,若选项 C 加上不定冠词也是对的,即:

No way! I don't think a fifteen-year-old should be allowed to drive.(正确)

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陈才   - 英语教师
擅长:中考英语,词法问题

No way! I don't think _______ should be allowed to drive.

A. fifteen years old

B. fifteen-year-olds

C. fifteen-year-old

这道题选 B,对吗?这样可以表达一类人吗?   

求老师给出解答?谢谢!

为你回答如下:

(1) 数词-year-old 可以当作复合形容词 意思“多少岁大的”+名词 ;放在名词前作前置定语

(2) 当作名词使用,表示泛指多少岁大的人,可以加复数和冠词

题目属于第2种用法:

No way! I don’t think fifteen-year-olds should be allowed to drive.

不可以!我认为15岁大的人不应该被允许开车。

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黎反修   - 英语翻译 (已退休)
擅长:数词用法,存在句,英语考试

No way ! I don't think __________ should be allowed to drive .

A. fifteen years old

B. fifteen-year-olds

C. fifteen-year-old

这道题选 B.对吗?这样可以表达一类人吗? 

【答】这道题选 B 是正确的。fifteen-year-olds的意思是“15岁的孩子”。例如:

Sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to get their ears pierced. 应该允许16岁的孩子穿耳洞。(摘自教育部审定2013义务教育教科书《英语》九年级全一册, Go for it! p.122, 人民教育出版社2014年3月第1版) 

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