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people

/ˈpipəl/KK

pi·pəl

練發音
名詞
國小
難度 2 個音節、3 個義項
自我認識
plural
countable
變化形
複數

peoples

1.
人們;大家;人
極常用

泛指一群人,或某個地方、社會中的人;也可用來指不特定的多數人。

用法:作複數名詞使用,通常搭配複數動詞:people are。表示「很多人」時,常可直接用 people,不必加 some 或 many。

young people
old people
many people
local people
people around the world

Many people are here to study.

很多人在這裡讀書。

Many people take the train to work because it is fast and easy.

很多人搭火車上班,因為火車又快又方便。

還有 2 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
2.
民族;國民;族群
常用
正式

指具有共同歷史、文化、語言或國家的民族、國民或族群。

用法:此義的 people 可以是單數,前面通常要加 a,且動詞可用單數:The Taiwanese people is/are。實際寫作中,指國民時通常更自然地用複數動詞。peoples 指多個不同民族或族群。

the Taiwanese people
an indigenous people
the peoples of Asia
a proud people
the rights of indigenous peoples

The museum tells people about Taiwan's first people and their way of life.

這間博物館向人們介紹台灣原住民族和他們的生活方式。

The two peoples have been friends for a long time.

這兩個民族長久以來一直是朋友。

3.
家人;親近的人;同一圈子的人
常用
非正式

指某人的家人、親屬,或與其有共同背景、身分或興趣的一群人。

用法:通常搭配所有格:my people、her people。my people 可依上下文指「我的家人」或「和我同一類、同一群的人」。

my people
your people
her people
find your people
our people

I will ask my people if anyone can pick you up at the station.

我會問我的人,看有沒有人可以到車站接你。

At the club, she finally felt she had found people like her.

在這個社團裡,她終於覺得自己找到了和她一樣的人。

常見錯誤

I met many peoples at the night market.

I met many people at the night market.

People is friendly in Taiwan.

People are friendly in Taiwan.

There is a people waiting outside.

There is a person waiting outside.

There are much people on the train.

There are many people on the train.

相關字詞
persons 易混淆
human beings 近義
public 近義
peoples 同源詞
person 易混淆
學習提示

・people 已經是 person 最常用的複數形式,不能說 two persons,除非是法律、公告等正式語境。

・people 也能和 the 搭配:the people in this room 指「這個房間裡的人」;the people of Taiwan 可指「臺灣人民」。

・說「人山人海」時,可說 There are a lot of people,或 The place is crowded,不要逐字翻譯中文。

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