水果是fruit 还是fruits？ 🤔

水果Fruit

这个词大家一定都很熟悉吧？

上学的时候就学过：

What‘s your favorite fruit?
你最喜欢的水果是什么啊？

但是很多童鞋问我

“fruit有复数吗？”

“我好像见过有人用fruits啊~”

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Fruit究竟是可数名词还是不可数名词呢？

Google是介么缩的~

binbin morning show 也就是从语法上来讲，Fruit既可以作为可数名词，也可以作为不可数名词，所以它的复数形式既可以是Fruit，也可以是Fruits

当然用法上是有区别的啦!

When we think of Fruit as a group collectivelyand in a non-specific way, then we tend to use the word Fruit (without S).

当我们把Fruit作为集合名词并且在非特指的情况下，我们会用Fruit

You should eat five kinds of fruit and vegetables every day.

你应该每天吃5种水果蔬菜

Fruit is good for your health.

水果对你的健康有好处

Would you like some fruit?

想来点儿水果吗？

There isn't much fresh fruit available in winter.

冬天没有很多新鲜的水果供应

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If you are emphasising the different kinds of fruit, then you can use fruits.
也就是说如果你想强调各种各样的水果，这时你就可以用Fruits啦

My three favorite fruits are bananas, grapes and strawberries.

我最喜欢的三种水果是：香蕉，葡萄和草莓

The supermarket has a wide selection of exotic fruits such as Papaya and Mango.

这个超市有很多种进口水果，比如木瓜和芒果

The juice is made from a variety of fresh fruits.

这个果汁是由很多种水果制成的

I love oranges and other citrus fruits, like lemons, grapefruits and cumquats.

我喜欢橙子和其它柑橘类的水果，像柠檬，葡萄柚，金桔