单数 meaning in Chinese
1.(正的奇数) odd number
2.[语言学] (由词本身形式所表示的单一数量) singular number; singular: “trousers”没有单数形式。 “trousers”has no singular
Examples
- The singular form of "dogs" is "dog" .
“dogs”的单数形式是“dog”。 - " trousers " has no singular .
“trousers”没有单数形式。 - If there are an odd number of contestants left someone gets a bye .
如果剩下的人数是单数，某人则进入下一轮。 - English people use the singular form of the noun in expressions of that sort .
英国人在这类词组中，常用名词的单数。 - " each " and " every " are generally used as determiners before singular countable nouns .
Each和every一般都作限定词，用于单数可数名词之前。