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1、英语中不规则名词复数(ThepluralofirregularnounsinEnglish)EnglishirregularnounsClassification1.endswithforFe:mostofthenounsendinginforFeareconvertedtovesintheplural,Butindividualdirectpluss:*rooftoroofsroof*Gulf*gulfsBay*grieftogriefssorrow,grief,worry*clifftocliffscliffs,
2、cliffs*beeftobeefsbeef*chieftochiefschiefs,chiefs*proof-proofsproof*staff=staffsstaff2.vowels:thepluralofsomenamesisthevowelsoundthatchangesthem:*-man=-menmen......*-woman=-womenfemale......*fireman=firemenfireman*foot=feetfeet*goose=geesegoose*tooth=teethteeth
3、*mouse=micemouse*louse=liceticks3.ancientEnglish:someofthemareinoldenglish:*child=childrenchildren,children*ox,oxencows,steers4.endswitho:Someadd"s"totheword"O"attheend":*Auto[autos]car*kangaroo=kangarooskangaroo*kilo-kiloskg,kg*memo[memos]memo*photo=photosPhot
4、os*piano=pianospiano*pimentotopimentospassionfruit*Pro=prosinfavourof*con=consopposition*solotosolos,solisolo,solo*sopranotoSopranossoprano*studio=studiosstudio*tattoo=TattoosTattoo*video=videosvideo*zoo=zoosZoo*bamboo=bamboosbambooOthersadd"es"":*echo-Echoesec
5、ho,echo*embargo-embargoesembargo,embargoorder*hero=heroeshero*potatotopotatoespotatoes*tomato=tomatoestomato*torpedo=torpedoestorpedo,mine*veto,vetoes,veto,veto*Negro=NegroesblackYes,therearetwo:*buffalo=buffalos/buffaloes/buffalo,Buffalo*cargo/cargos/cargoes(s
6、hip/aircraft)cargo*halo=halos/haloeshalo*mosquito=mosquitos/mosquitoesmosquitoes*motto/mottos/mottoesproverbs,proverbs*nonoNOS/NOEsNo.*tornado=tornados/tornadoesTornado*volcano=volcanos/volcanoesvolcano*zero=zeros/zeroeszero*commandotocommands/commandoesCommand
7、o5.remainunchangedwhileothersremainunchanged:*cod=codcod*deer=deerdeer*fish-fishfish,fish*offspring-offspringdescendants,descendants,Cubs*perchtoperchperch*sheep=sheepsheep*troutsalmontrousalmon*bisontoBisonbison*moosetomooseMoose*aircraft-aircraftaircraft,airc
8、raft*barracks=barracksbarracks*crossroads=crossroadscrossroads*dicetodicedice*gallowstogallowsgallows*headquarterstoheadquartersheadquarters*means,means,methods,means,means*