单词 | non-count |
释义 | > as lemmasnon-count non-count adj. Brit. /(ˌ)nɒnˈkaʊnt/ , /(ˌ)nɒŋˈkaʊnt/ , U.S. /ˌnɑnˈkaʊnt/ Grammar designating a noun other than a count noun (i.e. a mass noun).ΚΠ 1965 N. Chomsky Aspects Theory Syntax ii. 107 Adding the rules that realize Definite as the and non-Definite as null before a following non-Count Noun, we derive the sentence ‘sincerity may frighten the boy.’ 1975 Noûs 9 143 If mass-noun constructions are in this sense simply non-count, they need not be regarded as nominal at all. 1998 Eng. Today Oct. 20/2 Items such as furniture, luggage and equipment, which are generally described as ‘noncount nouns’, are used as being grammatically singular in British English. < as lemmas |
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