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committe為集合名詞。
集合名詞顧名思義,即代表"一組特定人物全部集合起來"的名詞。
有個特色:
若視為"一個整體"時:視為單數
若視為"所有個體的總和":視為複數
比較下面兩例:
The new committee was formed. 委員會(一個整體,視為單數)
The new committee were unable to make the decision. 委員們 (所有個體總和,視為複數)
但一般說來,集合名詞的使用上在美式英文和英式英文使用仍有所偏好:
The committee has made the
decision. (美式偏好視為單數)
The committee have made the decision. (英式偏好視為複數)
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