Some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity instead of buying them gifts.

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Some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity instead of buying them gifts.
families不是表示“家人”吗?那家人的复数是原形,为什么还要变y为i加es?

family当做家人时,是集体名词,因此复数就为原形,而当做家庭讲时,是可数名词,复数形式是变y为i加es
句子的意思是一些让家里和朋友们捐钱去给慈善机构,而不是给他们买礼物.
是家庭的意思