词组 | youth |
释义 | - Tony is an awkward youth. - Jim and Tony are awkward youths. (young man/young men are generally preferred) - Youth is the time for action; age is the time for repose. (Not *the youth ... the age*) (general statement with uncountable abstract nouns: no articles) - The youth of today is/are better off than we used to be. (Not *The youth is/are* *The youngs are*) (the youth - all the young people, needs to be qualified: the youth of today, or we could say the young without any modification) |
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