#相似詞語辨析2
a great deal, a great many
這一對短語都表示“許多”、“大量”之意,涵義並無區別,主要是用法不同。
A great deal 常與不可數名詞連用;a great many則與可數名詞的複數形式連用,它們的區別與 much 和 many 的區別相同。
A great deal 的後面接名詞時要加 of; a great many則不用of。a great deal(或many)和 a good deal(或many)通用, 但前者的語氣比後者重。在口語裏,常用a deal 代替 a great (of good) deal。
As the new year is approaching, we have a great deal of preparation work to do.
隨着新年即將來到,我們有大量的預備工作要做。
The High Island Reservoir can store a great deal of water.
萬宜水庫能蓄藏大量的水。
There are a great many trees and flowers in the botanical garden.
植物公園裏有許多樹木和花草。
He has contributed a great many articles on education to the South China Morning Post.
他為《南華早報》撰寫了許多有關教育方面的文章。
順便講一句,a lot of 也表示“許多”、“大量”的意思,但它比較口語化,其後既可接可數名詞,又可接不可數名詞。例如: a lot of books (letters, flies): a lot of time (money, work) 。
另一點值得注意的是, plenty 與 a lot, a great deal, a large amount 的涵義有所不同。plenty 突出表示“足夠”之意,但它所指的東西並不一定很多。例如,某人準備坐火車去深圳,他看了看錶,說道:“We've plenty of time”。他的意思是“現在到九龍火車站還有足夠的時間,不必着急”,這裏所指的“足夠”時間可能是一刻鐘,而不是一兩個小時。又如,有個遠方客人來探望你,你想留他吃頓便飯,但不知道是否有菜,你把食櫥打開一看,說道:“Oh, we've plenty of food”。這裏的plenty也是表示“足夠”之意,菜不一定很多,可能只有一兩碟菜,但已足夠招待客人吃頓便飯了。
最後尚需補充一句,a great deal還可用作狀語。例:Our patient is a great deal better today.
我們的病人今天好多了。
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病人英文複數 在 Re: [請益] 釐清單複數的用法- 看板Eng-Class 的推薦與評價
※ 引述《steven225 (留戀)》之銘言：
: 最近在寫英文的論文，不過一直被單複數困擾著；因此，
: 想在這裡尋問大家一下。
: 1.「有百分之七十六的病人能夠記住他們醫師的名字」。
: 以上這句話要寫成
: 76% of the patients were able to remember their physicians’names
: 還是
: 76% of the patients were able to remember their physician's name
their heads, not their head
their noses, not their nose
their physicians
their physicians’names
: 2.「病人的滿意度」。
: 以上這詞要寫成
: Patient satisfaction, patient's satisfcation, patients' satisfaction,
: 還是patients satisfaction
Patient satisfaction is an important and commonly used indicator for
measuring the quality in health care. Patient satisfaction affects clinical
outcomes, patient retention, and medical malpractice claims. It affects the
timely, efficient, and patient-centered delivery of quality health care.
Patient satisfaction is thus a proxy but a very effective indicator to
measure the success of doctors and hospitals. This article discusses as to
how to ensure patient satisfaction in dermatological practice.
: 3.「無論是結果A還是結果B，都大於結果C和結果D的任一個結果」。
: 以上這句話可以寫成
: Both result A and result B are larger than result C and result D嗎？
Either of result A and result B is larger
than either of result C and result D.
: 4.如果我要表達「在五個不同城鎮裡，便利商店的總數量不一樣」。
: 那我要寫成
: The number of convenience stores was different in five towns
: 還是
: The numbers of convenience stores were different in five towns
The numbers of convenience stores in five towns were different.
: 5.如果我要表達「有車子和沒車子的人是不一樣的」。
: 可以寫成
: The people with cars and without cars are different嗎？
: 另外想問「The people with cars」可以寫成「The people with a car」嗎？
: 問題有點多，如果大家願意的話，再麻煩解答一下，感謝幫忙。
The people with cars are different from those without cars.
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