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One of the most important types of words in English are nouns. Nouns are a part of speechthat indicate people, things, objects, concepts, etc. There are seven types of nouns in English. Here are the types of nouns in English with a short explanation.

名词是英语中最重要的词类之一。名词是指代人、事、物、概念等等的词语。英语中有七种类型的名词。下面是对这些类型的英语名词的简要解释。

 

1.Abstract Nouns

抽象名词

 

 Abstract nouns are nouns that refer to concepts, ideas, emotions, etc.

抽象名词是指代概念、观点、情感等的词语。

 

Abstract nouns are nouns that you can not touch, are not made of materials, but play an important role in life. Here is a list of some common abstract nouns: 抽象名词指代的是那些我们触摸不到的事物，它们不是由某种材料制成的，但在生活中却起着重要作用。下面是一些常见的抽象名词的列表：

 

 success 成功 depression 沮丧 love 爱 hate 反感 anger 愤怒 power 力量 importance 重要性 tolerance 容忍

 

Tom has had a lot of success this past year.

 在过去的一年来，汤姆捷报频传。

 

Many people prefer to let love inspire them rather than hate.

比起被仇恨驱使，许多人都更情愿得到爱的鼓舞。

 

Jack has little tolerance forpeople who waste his time.

杰克很难容忍浪费他的时间的人。

 

The desire for power has ruined many good people.

许多优秀的人都是毁在对力量的渴望下。

 

 2.Collective Nouns

集合名词

 

Collective nouns refer to groups of various types. Collective nouns are most commonly used with groups of animals. Collective nouns can be used in both the singular and plural, although collective nouns tend to be used in the singular. Here are some common collective nouns referring to groups of animals:

集合名词指代的是一组不同类型的事物。集合名词最常用于表示一群动物。虽然有想单数形式演变的趋势，集合名词可以是单数形式，也可以是复数形式。

 

 herd 兽群 litter 一窝（幼崽） pack 一群 swarm 蜂群 hive 热闹的人群

 

The herd of cattle moved to a new field to graze. 牛群来到新的地方吃草。

 

Be careful! There's a hive of bees near here. 小心！那儿有一群蜜蜂。

 

Collective nouns are also commonly used for names of institutions and groups within institutions such as academic, business and governmental organizations. 集合名词通常也可以用来指代体系和体系下团体的名称，例如学院、商业和政府组织。

 

 department 部门 firm 公司 party 政党 staff 员工 team 团队 Staff will meet at ten thirty tomorrow morning. 员工们会在明天早上十点半集会。 The sales department met its goals last quarter. 上个季度，销售部达到了要求。

 

3.Common Nouns 普通名词

Common nouns refer to categories of things in general, never to specific examples something that are named. In other words, when speaking about education in general someone might refer to 'university' in a general sense. 普通名词指代的是常见事物的种类，而不是某个具体事物的名称。也就是说，通常我们提到教育时，一般意义上来说可能会想到“大学”。

 

 I think Tom should go to university to study science.

我认为，汤姆应该去大学学习科学。

 

In this case, 'university' is a common noun. On the other hand, when 'university' is used as part of a name it becomes part of a proper noun (see below).

在这种情况下，university（大学）是一个普通名词。另一方面，当university用作某个名称的一部分时，它就属于专有名词（见下文）。

 

Meredith decided to go to the University of Oregon.

梅雷迪斯决定去俄勒冈大学。

 

Note that common nouns that are used as the part of a name and become proper nouns are always capitalized.

 Here are some common nouns that are often used as common nouns and part of names.

注意，普通名词用于指代名称时就成了专有名词，这时应该大写。

 

下面是一些常见的用于事物名称的普通名词。

 

 university 大学 college 学院 school 学校 institute 学会 department 部门 state 州

 

There are a number of states which are in financial difficulty. 许多州都陷入了财政危机。

 

 I think you need to go to college. 我觉得，你需要上大学。

 

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