首先我们来看下the number of和the amount of的大致意思:
the number of:词性为短语,the number of 表示数量的多少,后接可数名词复数形式。
the amount of:词性为短语,the amount of 表示事物的数量或程度,后接不可数名词。
通过下面的表格我们了解下the number of和the amount of的含义、发音和用法
接下来让我们看下the number of和the amount of的用法区别:
1.词性:the number of 是短语,the amount of 是短语
例子:
- The number of students in the class is 30.
(The number of students in the class is 30.)
- The amount of water in the bottle is enough.
(The amount of water in the bottle is enough.)
2.名词形式:the number of 后接可数名词复数形式,the amount of 后接不可数名词
例子:
- The number of cars in the parking lot is increasing.
(The number of cars in the parking lot is increasing.)
- The amount of sugar in the recipe should be reduced.
(The amount of sugar in the recipe should be reduced.)
3.含义:the number of 表示数量的多少,the amount of 表示事物的数量或程度
例子:
- The number of books on the shelf is impressive.
(The number of books on the shelf is impressive.)
- The amount of pollution in the city is alarming.
(The amount of pollution in the city is alarming.)
4.发音:the number of 的英式发音是ðə ˈnʌmbər ɒv,美式发音是ðə ˈnʌmbər əv;the amount of 的英式发音是ðə əˈmaʊnt ɒv,美式发音是ðə əˈmaʊnt əv
例子:
- Please tell me the number of participants in the event.
(Please tell me the number of participants in the event.)
- The amount of time we spent on this project is significant.
(The amount of time we spent on this project is significant.)