是 activity? 还是 activities?
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北师大高中英语模块2 Unit 4 Culture Corner: North Island has a warm climate and there is quite a lot of volcanic activity.
解释:
activity既可作可数名词,也可作不可数名词。上句中activity作不可数名词,意为“[U]the condition in which things are happening or being done(事情发生或发展的)状况”。例如:
These environmental changes are the result of human activity.
这些环境的变化是人类活动的结果。《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》
Vocalnic activity characterizes extrusive facies - spurt - deposit facies, which constitutes multi-rhythmic volcanic spurting.
火山活动具有由喷发相(喷溢亚相)-喷发-沉积相的特点,构成了具多韵律性的火山喷发特征。《英汉通用网络句库》
另:activity作可数名词,意为"(一般作activities)something that a person or group does or has done to achieve an aim 活动"。例如:
Will you join with us in this activity?
你要不要参加我们的活动?
We suspect he may be involved in illegal activities.
我们怀疑他可能从事非法活动。