plural
UK ['plʊə.rəl] US ['plʊr.əl] noun countable or uncountable (written abbreviation pl)
IMPROVER
■a word or form which expresses more than one 复数形式•'Geese' is the plural of 'goose'.geese 是 goose 的复数形式。 •'Woman' in the plural is 'women'.woman 的复数形式是 women。 Compare singular
UK ['plʊə.rəl] US ['plʊr.əl] adjective
DIFFERENT 不同的 formal
■consisting of a lot of different races or types of people or of different things 多样的，多元的•We need to recognize that we are now living in a plural society.我们必须意识到我们现在生活在一个多元社会中。 ■formal
■for or relating to more than one person or thing 多数的，多种的•Very few countries allow people to have plural citizenship (= citizenship of more than one country).极少数几个国家允许公民拥有多重国籍。
UK ['plʊə.rəl] US ['plʊr.əl] adjective
GRAMMAR 文法
■of or relating to the form which expresses more than one 复数的•'Cattle' and 'trousers' are both plural nouns.cattle 和 trousers 均为复数名词。 |