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people : person — 661 1a. 前者是个集合名词,不宜用来指个别几个人(参见词目 662 );要用,以改用后者较为赅意。 例如: A large number of people have assembled there. 那边已有一大群人聚集起来了。 Five persons were injured in the accident. 有 5 个人在事故中受了伤。 比较: Who are those people standing over there? 那边站着的是些什么人? Who are those persons standing over there? 那边站着的是哪几个人? 1b. 在科技专业的文件里,往往使用后者,不用前者。 比较: The new hall holds 1500 people or so. 那幢新盖的礼堂能容纳 1500 人左右(一般用语) The new hall holds 1500 persons. 礼堂设计的座位是 1500 个。(图纸上的用语) 2. 严格地说,后者的复数是 people ,不是 persons ,这是因为后者总是指一个一个可数的人。 比较: People say that what's done is done. 人们说,木已成舟。(不说 Persons say that …) Many persons say that what's done is done. 人人都说,木已成舟。(不说 Many people say that …)
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