苏潇若之苏苏
表示一群人或物的名词叫集体名词。把它们分为表示无生命的物的“类”和表示主要是由人或其他生物构成的“群”的集体名词。
有的是可数名词，如：family 家庭、group 小组、team 队、police 警察。
有的是不可数名词，如：clothing 衣服、furniture 家具。
一、表示“类”的集体名词，常见的有
clothing; furniture; baggage/luggage; jewelry; traffic; information; machinery; merchandise（商品）; produce（农作物）; scenery
它们指同一类的许多东西，其用法与不可数名词相当：
①形式上总是单数，没有复数形式，作主语时，谓语用单数。如：
The old machinery is out of date.
这些旧机器过时了。
②不可直接与a(n)或数词连用。表数量时用much，little，some，a piece of等。如：
Each room has five pieces of furniture.
每个房间有五件家具。
③若需用代词，用单数代词。如：
Do you want to see my jewelry? It is in the box.
你想看我的珠宝吗？它在我的箱子里。
二、表示“群”的集体名词常见的有
(Ⅰ) people; police; cattle; poultry（禽类）; vermin（害虫）; clergy（神职人员）; militia（民兵）
(Ⅱ) family; class; team; government; crowd; committee; crew; jury（陪审团）; party（政党）; firm; couple; board（董事会）; group; gang（黑社会）; enemy; union; audience; public（公众）; mankind; humanity; youth
①上述(Ⅰ)部分的词作主语时，谓语动词通常用复数。如：
The police are looking for him.
警察当局正在找他。
②上述(Ⅱ)部分的词把集体当作一个整体时，用作单数；若考虑构成这些集体的各个成员时，看作复数。如：
My family is a large one.
我家是个大家庭。
My family are all workers.
我的家人都是工人。
③上述(Ⅰ)部分的词以及public，church，audience，mankind，humanity等通常只有单数形式，也不能直接加a（n）（audience除外）；其中clergy，public，church，youth，police等的前面通常要加the。
④ 把一个集体名词看作单数或复数，要注意前后一致。如：
The team is famous for its（这里不能用their）long history.
该对以历史悠久而闻名。
He has joined the football team who are （这里不可用which is）all famous footballers.
他参加了一个队员全是著名足球选手的那个足球队。
扩展资料
集体名词的注意事项：
1、有的集体名词通常用作复数形式。如：
The police are questioning everyone in the house.
警察正在盘问房间里的每一个人。
Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef, and hides.
家牛为我们提供牛奶、牛肉和皮革。
常见的同类词汇有：vermin 害虫； poultry 家禽
2、有的集体名词可以用作单数形式，也可以用作复数形式。
比如说family这个词，如果把family看成家庭成员，谓语用复数。如果把family看成一个整体，谓语用单数：
His family are waiting for him.
他的家人正在等他。(把family看成家庭成员)
I've got to make it clear that my family was very poor.
我得说清楚，我的家是很穷的。(把family看成一个整体)
常见的同类词汇有：army 军队；data 数据； jury 陪审团 ；audience 观众 ；enemy 敌人。
3、有的集体名词只能用作单数形式。这类词汇属不可数名词。如：
Our clothing protects us from cold.
衣服保护我们免受寒冻。
Then the furniture was moved in.
然后家具被搬进来。
常见的同类词汇有：mankind 人类；foliage 叶子、植物；machinery 机械；merchandise 货物。
不说客套话
1.group of people in a lawcourt who have been chosen to listen to the facts in a case and to decide whether teh accused person is guilty or not guilty.2.angry argument or disagreement3.person or body that prosecutes in a lawcourt togheter with lawyers,advisers,etc.4.examination of evidence in a lawcourt, by a judge and often a jury,to decide if sb accused of a crime is innocent or guilty.5.ceremony of burying or burning dead people.6.person accused or sued in a legal case.7.related to or used in law.8.thing designed or used for causing physical harm.9.injury caused by a blow to the body or to a fruit,discolouring the skin but not breaking it.10.over the upper surface of the tip of a finger.11.mark made by the tip of a finger on a surface and used for identifying people, esp criminals.
战斗鸭鸭
表示一群人或物的名词叫集体(或集合)名词。谓语是单数的集体名词：clothing furniture baggage/luggage jewelry traffic infomation machinery merchandise produce scenery 谓语是复数的集体名词：people police cattle poultry vermin clergy militia family class team government crowd committee crew jury party firm couple board group gang enemy union audience public mankind humanity youth
