零基礎學英語：有哪7種類型的名詞

One of the most important types of words in English are nouns. Nouns are a part of speechthat indicate people, things, objects, concepts, etc. There are seven types of nouns in English. Here are the types of nouns in English with a short explanation.

名詞是英語中最重要的詞類之一。名詞是指代人、事、物、概念等等的詞語。英語中有七種類型的名詞。下面是對這些類型的英語名詞的簡要解釋。

1.Abstract Nouns

抽象名詞

Abstract nouns are nouns that refer to concepts, ideas, emotions, etc.

抽象名詞是指代概念、觀點、情感等的詞語。

Abstract nouns are nouns that you can not touch, are not made of materials, but play an important role in life. Here is a list of some common abstract nouns:

抽象名詞指代的是那些我們觸摸不到的事物，它們不是由某種材料制成的，但在生活中卻起著重要作用。下面是一些常見的抽象名詞的列表：

success

成功

depression

沮喪

love

愛

hate

反感

anger

憤怒

power

力量

importance

重要性

tolerance

容忍

Tom has had a lot of success this past year.

在過去的一年來，湯姆捷報頻傳。

Many people prefer to let love inspire them rather than hate.

比起被仇恨驅使，許多人都更情愿得到愛的鼓舞。

Jack has little tolerance forpeople who waste his time.

杰克很難容忍浪費他的時間的人。

The desire for power has ruined many good people.

許多優(yōu)秀的人都是毀在對力量的渴望下。

2.Collective Nouns

集合名詞

Collective nouns refer to groups of various types. Collective nouns are most commonly used with groups of animals. Collective nouns can be used in both the singular and plural, although collective nouns tend to be used in the singular. Here are some common collective nouns referring to groups of animals:

集合名詞指代的是一組不同類型的事物。集合名詞最常用于表示一群動物。雖然有想單數(shù)形式演變的趨勢，集合名詞可以是單數(shù)形式，也可以是復數(shù)形式。

herd

獸群

litter

一窩(幼崽)

pack

一群

swarm

蜂群

hive

熱鬧的人群

The herd of cattle moved to a new field to graze.

牛群來到新的地方吃草。

Be careful! There's a hive of bees near here.

小心!那兒有一群蜜蜂。

Collective nouns are also commonly used for names of institutions and groups within institutions such as academic, business and governmental organizations.

集合名詞通常也可以用來指代體系和體系下團體的名稱，例如學院、商業(yè)和政府組織。

department

部門

firm

公司

party

政黨

staff

員工

team

團隊

Staff will meet at ten thirty tomorrow morning.

員工們會在明天早上十點半集會。

The sales department met its goals last quarter.

上個季度，銷售部達到了要求。

3.Common Nouns

普通名詞

Common nouns refer to categories of things in general, never to specific examples something that are named. In other words, when speaking about education in general someone might refer to 'university' in a general sense.

普通名詞指代的是常見事物的種類，而不是某個具體事物的名稱。也就是說，通常我們提到教育時，一般意義上來說可能會想到“大學”。

I think Tom should go to university to study science.

我認為，湯姆應該去大學學習科學。

In this case, 'university' is a common noun. On the other hand, when 'university' is used as part of a name it becomes part of a proper noun (see below).

在這種情況下，university(大學)是一個普通名詞。另一方面，當university用作某個名稱的一部分時，它就屬于專有名詞(見下文)。

Meredith decided to go to the University of Oregon.

梅雷迪斯決定去俄勒岡大學。

Note that common nouns that are used as the part of a name and become proper nouns are always capitalized. Here are some common nouns that are often used as common nouns and part of names.

注意，普通名詞用于指代名稱時就成了專有名詞，這時應該大寫。下面是一些常見的用于事物名稱的普通名詞。

university

大學

college

學院

school

學校

institute

學會

department

部門

state

州

There are a number of states which are in financial difficulty.

許多州都陷入了財政危機。

I think you need to go to college.

我覺得，你需要上大學。

4.Concrete Nouns

具體名詞

Concrete nouns refer to things that you can touch, taste, feel, see, etc. There are actual things that we interact with on a daily basis. Concrete nouns can be both countable and uncountable. Here are some typical concrete nouns:

具體名詞時代的是你可以觸摸、品嘗、感覺、看到等等的事物。我們每天都可以接觸到一些實實在在的物體。具體名詞有可數(shù)的，也有不可數(shù)的。下面是一些典型的具體名詞。

Countable Concrete Nouns

可數(shù)的具體名詞

orange

橙子

desk

書桌

book

書

car

車

house

房子

Uncountable Concrete Nouns

不可數(shù)的具體名詞

rice

米飯

water

水

pasta

意大利面

whiskey

威士忌

There are three oranges on the table.

桌上有三個橙子。

I need some water. I'm thirsty!

我需要一些水。我渴了!

My friend has just bought a new car.

我朋友剛買了一輛新車。

Can we have rice for dinner?

晚餐吃米飯好嗎?

The opposite of concrete nouns are abstract nouns that do not refer to things we touch, but to things we think, ideas we have, and emotions we feel.

與具體名詞相對立的就是抽象名詞，它們指代的不是可以觸碰到的事物，而是我們的想法、觀點和感情。

5.Pronouns

代詞

Pronouns refer to people or things. There are a number of pronoun forms depending on how the pronouns are used. Here are the subject pronouns:

代詞是指代人或物的詞。代詞的數(shù)取決于它們使用的方式。下面是主格代詞：

I

我

you

你

he

他

she

她

it

它

we

我們

you

你們

they

他們

He lives in New York.

他住在紐約。

They like pizza.

他們喜歡吃披薩。

6.Proper Nouns

專有名詞

Proper nouns are the names of people, things, institutions, nations, etc. Proper nouns are always capitalized. Here are some examples of common proper nouns:

專有名詞指代的是人、事物、機構、國家等的名稱。專有名詞經(jīng)常大寫。下面是一些常見的專有名詞：

Canada

加拿大

University of California

加利福利亞大學

Tom

湯姆

Alice

愛麗絲

Tom lives in Kansas.

湯姆住在堪薩斯州。

I'd love to visit Canada next year.

明年我想去加拿大。

7.Uncountable Nouns / Mass Nouns / Non-Count Nouns

不可數(shù)名詞/物質名詞/不可數(shù)名詞

Uncountable nouns are also referred to as mass nouns or non-count nouns. Uncountable nouns can be both concrete and abstract nouns and are always used in the singular form because they can not be counted. Here are some common uncountable nouns:不可數(shù)名詞也可以被稱為mass nouns o或non-count nouns。

不可數(shù)名詞既可以是具體名詞，也可以是抽象名詞。它們常以單數(shù)形式出現(xiàn)，因為是不可數(shù)的。下面是一些常見的不可數(shù)名詞：

rice

米飯

love

愛

time

時間

weather

天氣

furniture

家具

We're having lovely weather this week.

這周的天氣真好。

We need to get some new furniture for our home.

我們需要給家里添置一些新家具。

Uncountable nouns can generally do not take a definite or indefinite article depending on usage.

一般來說，不可數(shù)名詞前面不用加上定冠詞或不定冠詞。

Noun Types Quiz

名詞種類測驗

Decide whether the following nouns in italics are abstract, collective, proper, common, or concrete nouns.

判斷下面的斜體名詞是不是抽象名詞、集合名詞、專有名詞、普通名詞或具體名詞。

1. There are two books on that table.

桌上有兩本書。

2. That pack of students are on their way to classes.

這群學生在去上課的路上。

3. I grew up inCanada.

我在加拿大長大。

4. She went to university in Alabama.

她去了阿拉巴馬讀大學。

5. You'll find that success can lead to pain as well as pleasure.

你會發(fā)現(xiàn)，成功不僅會帶來快樂，也會帶來痛苦。

6. The team chose Barney as their leader.

這個團隊選擇了巴尼作為他們的領導。

7. Have you ever tried straight whiskey?

你喝過不加冰塊的威士忌嗎?

8. I don't think he's in politics for power.

我覺得他手中沒有政權。

9. Let's make some pasta for dinner.

做點意大利面當晚餐吧。

10. Be careful! There is a swarm of bees over there.

小心!那里有一大群蜜蜂。

Answers

答案

1. books - concrete noun

具體名詞

2. pack - collective noun

集合名詞

3. Canada - proper noun

專業(yè)名詞

4. university - common noun

普通名詞

5. success - abstract noun

抽象名詞

6. team - collective noun

集合名詞

7. whiskey - concrete noun (uncountable)

具體名詞(不可數(shù))

8. power - abstract noun

抽象名詞

9. pasta - concrete noun (uncountable)

具體名詞(不可數(shù))

10. swarm - collective noun

集合名詞