三、复合名词变复数时的几种方式
1. 以可数名词结尾的复合名词,其复数形式按最后那个词的复数变化规则来变成复数形式,如flower shop—flower shops,work room—work rooms,student dining-hall— student dining-halls等。
2. 如果合成词不是完全由两个名词组成,并且组成成分中有主次之分,在变为复数时,只将主体名词变为复数。如editor-in-chief—editors-in-chief,looker-on—lookers on,grand-child—grand-children,son-in-low—sons-in-low,runner-up—runners-up(亚军),passer-by—passers-by,army-man—army-men等。
3. 如果构成复合名词的组成成分无主次之分,也就是说合成词中没有主体名词,就直接在最后一个名词上加上复数词尾。如grown-up—grown-ups,go-between—go-betweens,drawback—drawbacks等。
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