“the+形容词”的四个特性一、复数性“the+形容词”表示一类具有某种特征或特性的人时，通常表示复数意义，若用作主语，谓语要用复数。如。如：The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. 富者愈富，贫者愈贫。The injured were carried away on stretchers. 用担架把受伤的人抬走了。The old are more likely to catch cold than the young. 老年人比年轻人更容易感冒。二、单数性“the+形容词”若表示抽象概念，则表示单数意义，用作主语时，谓语要用单数。如。如：He doesn’t know the right from the wrong. 他不辨是非。The unknown is always something to be feared. 未知的东西总是一种令人害怕的东西。The beautiful is not always the good, and the good is not always the true. 美未必是善，善未必是真。三、单复性有个别的“the+形容词”结构既表示单数意义，也表示复数意义，若用作主语，谓语动词用单数还是复数需视情况而定。如。如：the good 指“好人”时表复数意义，指“善”时表单数意义；the accused 指一名被告时表单数意义，指多名被告时表复数意义。比较。如：The accused was acquitted of the charge. 被告被宣告无罪。(指一人)The accused were acquitted of the charge. 被告均被宣告无罪。(指多人)四、习惯性有的表达带有一定的习惯性，如“病人”习惯说成 the sick，而不说 the ill；这类结构习惯上不用于-’s 所有格形式，若语义需要，可考虑用 of 所有格。如。如：正。如：He is interested in the problems of the poor. 他对穷人的问题感兴趣。误。如：He is interested in the poor’s problems.

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