英文 sky 複數 skies 詳解

The radio station forecasts clear skiestomorrow.
skies 點解用複數，它與weather 的用法分別如何？解釋如下:weather=(不可數名詞) 天氣, e.g. hot/cold/wet/fine/windy weather 如:炎熱的/寒冷的/下雨的/晴朗的/颳風的天氣e.g.weather forecast 天氣預報e.g. Theweather is very changeable at the moment. 現時天氣變化無常。 sky = 天/ 天空 (可數/不可數名詞)問: skies 點解用複數?答: Oxforddictionary的解釋及例子:skies =常指天空遼闊無邊 e.g. a cloudless sky無雲的天空 (一般舉目望見的天空); cloudless skies ( 強調萬里無雲的天空) e.g. aland of blue skies and sunshine一個藍天麗日的國度 (大範圍)e.g. theskies above London were ablaze with a spectacular firework display. 倫敦上空禮(=煙) 花綻放, 景象壯觀。問: sky/skies與 weather 的用法分別如何？ 答: sky/skies指天空, 用於舉目見到的事物, 不用於風、雨及氣溫等情況。 weather=天氣/氣候, 不用於天空見到的事物, 用於指風雨及氣溫等情況。

SKY (singular 單數) = 天, 天空

a blue sky = 蔚藍的天空
Look up and see stars in the sky.
抬頭看看天空的繁星

SKIES (plural 複數) 天氣, 氣候
~ a word meaning ‘sky’, used especially when describing the weather or what the sky looks like in a particular state or place:
當 sky 是複數 (skies), 另外有一特別的意思,用來描述地方天氣, 多數指陽光, 落雨, 多雲, 看天空決定天氣

例子:
Tomorrow we expect clear skies in the morning, with rain in the afternoon.
明天我們期望上午有晴朗的天氣, 下午有雨

The sunny skies of Spain will do you good.
西班牙陽光燦爛的天氣對你有好處

Morocco is a land of blue skies and warm sunshine
摩洛哥是一塊擁有蔚藍的天空和溫暖的陽光的土地

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WEATHER (uncountable noun) 天氣,氣候

~ The conditions that exist in the atmosphere relating to temperature (溫度), rain (雨水), sun (陽光), wind (風), snow (雪), fog (霧) , hail (冰雹), especially at a particular time over a particular place.
~ use this to talk about whether it is hot or cold outside or whether it is raining, snowing, windy or sunny etc :

weather 前面不可加 a. 不要說 “a bad weather”.
不要說 “It is lovely weather,” 說 “The weather is lovely.”

Weather 雖然是不可數名詞, 小心這個片語 (weather 加 -s)
In all weathers = 不論天氣如何; 不論晴雨

例子:

What is the weather like today?
今天天氣情况怎樣？

The outdoor swimming pool is closed because of the bad weather.
由于天氣惡劣，户外游泳池關閉了

當我們形容某地區的天氣,氣候,
而用天晴,天雨時,
那時就要用skies這複數形,

weather指既係天氣,
sky指既係天空