family当家人讲是可数名词,复数形式是families.family当家庭讲是单数。family本来就是一个复数名词,表示家人,但是如果你要强调家庭成员的个体的时候,可以用families,但是这不常用。
family的复数形式
family的复数形式为families。family既可以是可数名词,也可以是不可数名词。作可数名词时,是指某个或某几个家庭,作不可数名词时,是“家庭”的总称。
例如:There were a lot of families at the circus.(可数)
这个马戏团里有好多家庭。该句里面families 是可数名词。
She is trying to find a balance between work and family.(不可数)
她正努力在工作和家庭之间寻求平衡。该句里面families 是不可数名词。
family的用法总结n.
1.家,家庭 [C] group consisting of parents and their children
Dick is a black sheep, always bringing trouble to his family.
迪克是个败家子,总给他家里招惹麻烦。
2.家庭成员及关系密切的亲戚 [C] a group consisting of six or ten parents, their children and close relations
They are members of the Royal family.
他们是皇家成员。
3.家族,家世,世系[C] all the people who are related to each other, including those who are now dead
Care should also be exercised in the immunization of children with a family history of an allergic diathesis.
对具有过敏素质家族史的儿童,在进行免疫时,亦宜加小心。
4.子女 [C] a couple's or a person's children
She needs her family, she says.
她说她需要她的子女。
5.(动植物的)科;具有相同特徵和同一来源的一组事物(如语言)[C] a group of related animals and plants; a group of related things, especially languages
Brussels sprouts belongs to the cabbage family.
抱子甘蓝属于十字花科植物。
family,home与house的区别
1、family 意为“家;家庭;家人” 当把家庭看作一个整体,在句中作主语时,谓语动词用单数;当指家庭的每一个成员时,谓语动词用复数。例如:
Mr. Brown's family is very large.
布朗先生的家里人很多。
Our family all like playing football.
我们家人都喜欢踢足球。
2、home 意为“家,家乡” 。指一个人的出生地或者居住的地方,具有感情色彩,强调家里的氛围和环境。例如:
East or west,home is the best.
金窝银窝,不如自己的草窝。
3、house 意为“房屋;住宅”。指建筑物或住宅,强调房屋本身。例如:
His house is new.
他的房子是新的。
family常见搭配
family planningn. 计划生育
family member家庭成员;家族成员
family life家庭生活
whole family家庭成员,全家
happy family快乐家庭;幸福之家
extended family 大家庭
a one-parent/single-parent family 单亲家庭
the nuclear family 核心家庭,小家庭
family background 家庭出身
a family business 家族企业
a family car 家庭用车