2015年在职联考英语语法复习要点归纳(2)

　　6.以下是一些外来词的不规则形式

　　analysis—analyses (分析) crisis—crises (危机)

　　bacterium—bacteria (细菌) criterion—criteria (标准)

　　diagnosis—diagnoses (诊断) medium—media (媒介)

　　appendix—appendices (索引) emphasis—emphases

　　radius—radii (辐射状部分;半径) datum—data (数据)

　　phenomenon—phenomena (现象) thesis—theses

　　formula—formulae/formulas (公式;俗套话) axis—axes (轴)

　　This article deals with the natural phenomenon which is most interesting to everyone. 这篇文章论述的是人人都感兴趣的那种自然现象。

　　The media are often accused of being biased. 传媒常常被指责有偏见。

　　7.复合名词的复数

　　1). 把主要名词变为复数

　　editor-in-chief—editors-in-chief stander-by—standers-by

　　brother-in-law—brothers-in-law looker-on—lookers-on

　　mother-in-law—mothers-in-law passer-by—passers-by

　　2). 以man-或woman-为首构成的复合名词，若有性别之分，前后都变为复数　　womanstudent—womenstudents

　　manservant—menservants

　　womancadre—womencadres