1. furniture屬表總稱的物質名詞(也有的書稱之為集合名詞),沒有複數形式,也不能與不定冠詞連用,含義上永遠是單數。如:
She furnished the apartment with modern furniture. 她給那套公寓裝配了現代傢俱。
Many things, such as toys, furniture, and computers, are made of plastic. 許多東西如玩具、傢俱和電腦都是塑膠做的。
即使其前受到all, some等的修飾,也不能用複數。如:
I’ve just bought some new furniture. 我剛買了一些新傢俱。
All the furniture was covered with dust. 所有傢俱都落滿了灰塵。
2. 若要表示“量”,可用much, little, a little, a lot of, lots of等修飾,但不能用many, few, a few等修飾。如:
The room had little furniture in it. 室內沒什麼傢俱。
There is a lot of furniture in his living-room. 他的客廳裡有很多傢俱。
The room was small and contained far too much furniture. 房間很小而傢俱實在太多。
若要表示“數”可用a piece of (article, item) of等修飾。如:
A desk is an article of furniture. 書桌是一件傢俱。
Most people look on a television set as an essential piece of furniture. 多數人都把電視機看成是必不可少的傢俱。
3. 若要表示“一套傢俱”,可用a suite of修飾。如:
That’s a nice suite of furniture. 那是一套漂亮的傢俱。
1. furniture屬表總稱的物質名詞(也有的書稱之為集合名詞),沒有複數形式,也不能與不定冠詞連用,含義上永遠是單數。如:
She furnished the apartment with modern furniture. 她給那套公寓裝配了現代傢俱。
Many things, such as toys, furniture, and computers, are made of plastic. 許多東西如玩具、傢俱和電腦都是塑膠做的。
即使其前受到all, some等的修飾,也不能用複數。如:
I’ve just bought some new furniture. 我剛買了一些新傢俱。
All the furniture was covered with dust. 所有傢俱都落滿了灰塵。
2. 若要表示“量”,可用much, little, a little, a lot of, lots of等修飾,但不能用many, few, a few等修飾。如:
The room had little furniture in it. 室內沒什麼傢俱。
There is a lot of furniture in his living-room. 他的客廳裡有很多傢俱。
The room was small and contained far too much furniture. 房間很小而傢俱實在太多。
若要表示“數”可用a piece of (article, item) of等修飾。如:
A desk is an article of furniture. 書桌是一件傢俱。
Most people look on a television set as an essential piece of furniture. 多數人都把電視機看成是必不可少的傢俱。
3. 若要表示“一套傢俱”,可用a suite of修飾。如:
That’s a nice suite of furniture. 那是一套漂亮的傢俱。