如果要明確的表示一對/兩對雙胞胎,需要用a set of twins/two sets of twins, 而不能說one twins,two twins(a pair of twins 應該也對,看到一些正規來源的網頁用a pair of twins表示一對雙胞胎,但也看到一些地方貌似老外自己有爭論,有認為a pair of twins 是兩對雙胞胎,從而是4個人),但a set of twins倒貌似沒有爭議,挺奇怪的。
如果表示所有這三對雙胞胎,all the 3 twins應該不對,應該說all the 3 sets/pairs of twins. 如果你說we have 6 twins in our class, 這個相當於說we have 3 sets of twins in our class.
如果說many twins,你可以認為說話人是說很多雙胞胎,也可以認為是說很多對雙胞胎,其實從意思上來說沒有區別。all the twins也一樣。很少有人會去累贅的說,many sets of twins, 或all the sets of twins,雖然這兩個也不能算錯。
如果說the twins,則預設會認為是說一對雙胞胎,例如the twins are coming in this direction. 那對雙胞胎過來了。同樣,we are twins, 也預設是說“我們是雙胞胎兄弟倆”。但如果語境是類似世界雙胞胎大會這種場合,(all) the twins, we are (all) twins就指大會中所有這些雙胞胎了。
如果both the twins, 則指作為雙胞胎的這兩個人都XXX, 而不能認為是兩對雙胞胎都XXX。如果是兩對雙胞胎都XXX,我覺得應該說the two sets of twins both XXXX。
If twins are always plural, how do I refer to a single twin, or how do we count twins?How many people are in a pair of twins? Two or four? This debate has gone on between friends for too long.?Is a pair of twins two people or four people?
看來不能憑感覺啊,專門研究了一下雙胞胎:),有以下收穫:
如果要明確的表示一對/兩對雙胞胎,需要用a set of twins/two sets of twins, 而不能說one twins,two twins(a pair of twins 應該也對,看到一些正規來源的網頁用a pair of twins表示一對雙胞胎,但也看到一些地方貌似老外自己有爭論,有認為a pair of twins 是兩對雙胞胎,從而是4個人),但a set of twins倒貌似沒有爭議,挺奇怪的。
如果表示所有這三對雙胞胎,all the 3 twins應該不對,應該說all the 3 sets/pairs of twins. 如果你說we have 6 twins in our class, 這個相當於說we have 3 sets of twins in our class.
如果說many twins,你可以認為說話人是說很多雙胞胎,也可以認為是說很多對雙胞胎,其實從意思上來說沒有區別。all the twins也一樣。很少有人會去累贅的說,many sets of twins, 或all the sets of twins,雖然這兩個也不能算錯。
如果說the twins,則預設會認為是說一對雙胞胎,例如the twins are coming in this direction. 那對雙胞胎過來了。同樣,we are twins, 也預設是說“我們是雙胞胎兄弟倆”。但如果語境是類似世界雙胞胎大會這種場合,(all) the twins, we are (all) twins就指大會中所有這些雙胞胎了。
如果both the twins, 則指作為雙胞胎的這兩個人都XXX, 而不能認為是兩對雙胞胎都XXX。如果是兩對雙胞胎都XXX,我覺得應該說the two sets of twins both XXXX。
樓下貼的那個題目我則認為B,D都正確,除非有上下文能說明到底是兩個人,還是多人,兩個人就B,多人就D。
If twins are always plural, how do I refer to a single twin, or how do we count twins?How many people are in a pair of twins? Two or four? This debate has gone on between friends for too long.?Is a pair of twins two people or four people?--------------------------------------------------------------
直接two twins, many twins, 不用加pair of之類。你可以把twins當做一個單獨的詞(複數名詞plural noun),而不是twin的複數,一對雙胞胎one twins,兩對就是two twins,以此類推。