滋润剑桥大学城的剑河 毛里林2011年摄影
“S”改变单词意思
湖南长沙 毛里林
作者留言板：英语学习的进展与词汇量的大小有着密切的关系。现介绍一种拓展词汇的方法，即同一名词词尾加S派生新意法。拟分“意思有联系”和“
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滋润剑桥大学城的剑河 毛里林2011年摄影
“S”改变单词意思
湖南长沙 毛里林
作者留言板：英语学习的进展与词汇量的大小有着密切的关系。现介绍一种拓展词汇的方法，即同一名词词尾加S派生新意法。拟分“意思有联系”和“
意思无联系”两类来归纳部分“同一名词加S，其意思产生变化”的现象，以期对同学们拓展词汇量有所帮助。本期讲解“意思有联系”这一类变化。
一.
1. cloth：意思“布”；clothes：意思“衣服”。例如：
I still remember that my grandmother bought some cloth to make me a schoolbag when I was eight years old. 我仍然记得：八岁那年，奶奶买了一些布给我做了一个书包。
Anna is not customed to wearing new clothes. 安娜不习惯穿新衣服。
2. glass：意思“玻璃”；glasses：意思“眼镜”。例如：
The glass of the Eiffel Tower allows visitors to feel as if they were walking on air nearly 200 feet above ground. 艾菲尔铁塔的玻璃地面，让游客感觉好像行走在空中200英尺以上的地面。
It seems to her that wearing a pair of glasses is very fashionable. 在他看来，戴一副眼镜非常时髦。
3.hair：意思“头发”； hairs：意思“毛发”。例如：
He has formed the habit of having his hair cut every third week. 他已形成每三周剪一次头发的习惯。
The burning sun will bleach the
4. look：意思“脸色”；looks：意思“面容”。例如：
Whenever hearing good news, he would wear an excited
This kind of make-up helps to maintain stars’
5. oil：意思“油”；oils：意思“油画”。例如：
This is an edible
Li Hong is a science student who likes painting in oils. 李宏是一名喜欢画油画的理科生。
6. paper：意思“纸”；papers：意思“论文”。例如：
It was Cai Lun from the Eastern Han Dynasty that invented paper. 就是东汉的蔡伦发明了纸。
Last years，Shirley published two important papers in an international magazine. 去年，雪莉在一本国际杂志上发表了两篇重要的论文。
7. sand：意思“沙子”；sands：意思“沙滩”。例如：
The newly-constructed roads were
Look! A lot of children are running about on the charming sands. 瞧！许多孩子在迷人的沙滩上跑来跑去。
8. silk：意思“绸”；silks：意思“丝绸品制”。例如：
Linda bought rolls of
Silks
9. water：意思“水”；waters：意思“海域”。例如：
The
China tightened its waters controls near the Huangyan Island to prevent Chinese fishing boats from being attacked in the South China Sea.中国加强了对黄岩岛附近海域的管控以防止中国渔船在南海受到攻击。
10. wood：意思“木材”；woods：意思“树林”。例如：
Not all
In such hot and dry weather, tourists mustn’t throw cigarettes into the
11. word：意思“消息”；words：意思“话”。例如：
When
It is well known to his students that she is always packing a good deal into a few
二.
“意思无联系”是指同一名词词尾加s后，其意思有变，且两者之间的意思相差甚远，没有任何联系。比如，physic 是“药品”的意思，而physics 却是“物（学）”的意思。更多详例如下：
1. air：意为“空气”；
一.
1. cloth：意思“布”；clothes：意思“衣服”。例如：
I still remember that my grandmother bought some cloth to make me a schoolbag when I was eight years old. 我仍然记得：八岁那年，奶奶买了一些布给我做了一个书包。
Anna is not customed to wearing new clothes. 安娜不习惯穿新衣服。
2. glass：意思“玻璃”；glasses：意思“眼镜”。例如：
The glass of the Eiffel Tower allows visitors to feel as if they were walking on air nearly 200 feet above ground. 艾菲尔铁塔的玻璃地面，让游客感觉好像行走在空中200英尺以上的地面。
It seems to her that wearing a pair of glasses is very fashionable. 在他看来，戴一副眼镜非常时髦。
3.hair：意思“头发”； hairs：意思“毛发”。例如：
He has formed the habit of having his hair cut every third week. 他已形成每三周剪一次头发的习惯。
The burning sun will bleach the
4. look：意思“脸色”；looks：意思“面容”。例如：
Whenever hearing good news, he would wear an excited
This kind of make-up helps to maintain stars’
5. oil：意思“油”；oils：意思“油画”。例如：
This is an edible
Li Hong is a science student who likes painting in oils. 李宏是一名喜欢画油画的理科生。
6. paper：意思“纸”；papers：意思“论文”。例如：
It was Cai Lun from the Eastern Han Dynasty that invented paper. 就是东汉的蔡伦发明了纸。
Last years，Shirley published two important papers in an international magazine. 去年，雪莉在一本国际杂志上发表了两篇重要的论文。
7. sand：意思“沙子”；sands：意思“沙滩”。例如：
The newly-constructed roads were
Look! A lot of children are running about on the charming sands. 瞧！许多孩子在迷人的沙滩上跑来跑去。
8. silk：意思“绸”；silks：意思“丝绸品制”。例如：
Linda bought rolls of
Silks
9. water：意思“水”；waters：意思“海域”。例如：
The
China tightened its waters controls near the Huangyan Island to prevent Chinese fishing boats from being attacked in the South China Sea.中国加强了对黄岩岛附近海域的管控以防止中国渔船在南海受到攻击。
10. wood：意思“木材”；woods：意思“树林”。例如：
Not all
In such hot and dry weather, tourists mustn’t throw cigarettes into the
11. word：意思“消息”；words：意思“话”。例如：
When
It is well known to his students that she is always packing a good deal into a few
二.
“意思无联系”是指同一名词词尾加s后，其意思有变，且两者之间的意思相差甚远，没有任何联系。比如，physic 是“药品”的意思，而physics 却是“物（学）”的意思。更多详例如下：
1. air：意为“空气”；