昨天我們認(rèn)識了一些固定搭配好了的復(fù)合名詞, 也大概知道了復(fù)合名詞是什么。

其實呢, 復(fù)合名詞 的組成不一定必須是 2 個或者多個名詞。有時, 其他詞性的詞匯, 只要搭配適當(dāng), 組成的詞是名詞性質(zhì), 都可以作復(fù)合名詞哦。

也就是說，lemon trees是復(fù)合名詞, a five-year-old boy 是 復(fù)合名詞,

wine tasting(品酒)是復(fù)合名詞, women's march (婦女游行) 是復(fù)合名詞, sit-up (仰臥起坐) 也是復(fù)合名詞。

那問題是: 既然一個名詞N個大, 復(fù)合名詞的復(fù)數(shù)問題怎么解決?

通常, 和regular nouns (規(guī)則名詞)一樣, 復(fù)合名詞的復(fù)數(shù)也是在尾巴處加s。

例如: Several tea cups were placed neatly on the table. The moment those five-year-old kids saw them, they ran up to them excitedly.

He can do 100 sit-ups in one go. ("in one go" 表示一次性)

但是, 在一些特殊情況下, 復(fù)數(shù)也體現(xiàn)在第一個詞或中間的詞上。

例如: a women's party (一個女人們的聚會); men's basketball games (男子籃球賽); girls' nights(女生之夜); passers-by (路人們)。

類似passers-by 這樣的案例還有brothers-in-law (姐夫們), runners-up (第二名的選手們)。

所有這些名詞的相似點都是, 那些標(biāo)紅的部位占著很中心的地位。 大家要牢記它們哦。
小練習(xí)
Are you going to our _____ night tomorrow?
A. girls'
B. girl's
C. girls
My mom took part in the ______ protest (抗議).
A. women
B. women's
C. woman's
Jack has three _____ and they all have different personalities.
A. sister-in-laws
B. sister-ins-law
C. sisters-in-law