water 是 uncountable noun,前面加 the

2007-05-29 3:50 pm
仍然是 uncountable noun 嗎?
The water is/are very hot.
有無辦法變成 countable noun 嗎?即 unaountable noun 轉 countable noun
類似 gerund 前面加 the 變成 countable noun。swimming > the swimming

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2007-05-29 6:15 pm
✔ 最佳答案
Water是物質名詞,物質名詞是不可數名詞;但若物質名詞加the以後,就變成了製品,種類或個體。如water若加上冠詞則變成,由水形成的:湖泊,河,海等等的意思,或指著某特定(杯、煲)的水。
【物質名詞】
製造物品的物質材料名稱,稱之為物質名詞,如water(水)、ice(冰)、paper(紙)等;普通名詞的”a cup”砸破了,就不再是a cup,但glass卻不然,無論怎樣將它細分,其名稱不變,都仍然是glass。原則上,物質名詞既不直接加冠詞,又不可取複數形,它數量的表示方法是在之前加上一單位,如:
 a sheet of paper(一張紙)
 three cups of tea(三杯茶)
但在以下情況下,則可加上冠詞,或取成複數形
1)表示「製品」的意思時
 She wears glasses.(glasses不作玻璃解,而是眼鏡)
 I gave him some coppers(我給他數枚銅幣)(coppers在這裏已不是銅,而是銅幣)
2)表示種類的意思時
 This is a good tea(這是一種上等茶)(這裏的茶,是指某種的茶,如香片等)
 I tasted several wines(我品嚐了數種葡萄酒)
3)表示「個體」的意思時
  I threw stones(我擲石子)
  I bought three cokes(我買了三鑵可樂)(這裏coke已變成一鑵鑵的可樂汽水)

你可說The water is very hot(這裏的water是指個體,那杯的水),但你也可以說the water in the cup is very hot就更加清晰
當我們將物質名詞加上冠詞或轉成複數形後,它就變成可數名詞了。
2007-05-29 5:57 pm
如你指定的水, 即變成countable noun.
例:
The Mineral water I brought are for everyone.
Only the boiled water are drinkable
The water in that bottle.....
等等.
參考: SELF
2007-05-29 3:59 pm
You can add some measure words , such as :a bottle of water, a cup of water,a drop of water......
參考: me


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