▲“名词作定语修饰名词”,这种现象在英语中比较常见。作定语时一般情况下使用单数形式。如刚才讨论的问题。 名词作定语修饰另外一个名词,往往是说明被修饰名词的材料、用途、时间、地点、内容、类别等。例如: 材料:a diamond necklace a bamboo pole paper money a stone bridge 用途:a meeting room the telephone poles the railway station trade union water pipe 时间:a day bed the dinner party the Spring and Autumn Period evening suit midday lunch 地点:London hotels Beijing University body temperature the kitchen window 内容:a story book piano lessons the sports meet oxygen supply the grammar rules 类别:children education enemy soldiers a bus driver ▲你的问题: Christmas card = card for Christmas (名词作定语表示“用途关系”) our garden gate = the gate in our garden(名词作定语表示“地点关系”) 作定语的名词一般用单数形式。例如: a stone bridge 石桥 a meeting room 会议室 morning exercise 早操 a story book 故事书 a shoe shop 鞋店 个别情况用复数形式,因为作定语的名词,原本就是以复数形式出现。例如: a sports meet 运动会 a goods train 货车 customs house 海关 a sales manager 销售主任
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