phenomena 和phenomenon那一个是复数形式?
phenomena 和phenomenon那一个是复数形式?
以下是Meriiam—Webster的解释:
Main Entry:phenomena
Pronunciation:fi-*n*-m*-n*,-*n*
Function:noun
Inflected Form:plural -nas
Date:1576
nonstandard :PHENOMENON
usage Phenomena has been in occasional use as a singular for more than 400 years and its plural phenomenas for more than 350.Our evidence shows that it is primarily a speech form used by poets,critics,and professors,among others,but one that sometimes turns up in edited prose *the Borgia were,in modern terms,a media phenomena Economist*.It is etymologically no more irregular than stamina,agenda,and candelabra,but it has nowhere near the frequency of use that they have,and while they are standard,phenomena is still rather borderline.
只是说phenomena的nonstandard form 是phemonenon...疑惑
phenomena plural 复数
phenomenon singular