mass
【质量、重量或数量。【Massive:某物体积庞大、重量沉重或规模巨大】】
"Mass" 和 "Massive" 都与大小、量或重量相关,但它们是不同的词性,分别用作名词和形容词。
1. Mass (名词):
Mass 作为名词时,指的是某物的质量、重量或数量,或者指一个集中的、大量的物质、能量或人群。
- 常见含义:
- 物体的质量或重量:通常指某物所含的物质或它的重量。
- 群众,集体:指大量的物体或人群。
- 大规模、广泛的:某事或某物的大量存在。
- 例如:
- The mass of the object is 10 kilograms.
(这个物体的质量是10千克。) - The city was filled with a mass of people during the festival.
(在节日期间,城市里充满了大量人群。) - There was a mass of evidence supporting his innocence.
(有大量证据支持他的无辜。)
- The mass of the object is 10 kilograms.
- 与“Mass”相关的常见搭配:
- Mass production:大规模生产。
- Mass media:大众媒体。
- Mass movement:群众运动。
- The mass of the people:人民大众。
2. Massive (形容词):
Massive 作为形容词时,表示某物体积庞大、重量沉重或规模巨大,通常是强调其巨大的规模或体积。
- 常见含义:
- 强调非常大的尺寸、体积或重量。
- 形容某事物的规模巨大、影响深远,或者非常坚固。
- 例如:
- The massive building was visible from miles away.
(那座庞大的建筑从几英里外都能看到。) - He has a massive collection of books.
(他有一个庞大的书籍收藏。) - The earthquake caused massive damage to the city.
(地震造成了城市的巨大损害。)
- The massive building was visible from miles away.
- Massive 也可以用来形容某事物在程度或影响上的巨大。
- 例如:
- She received a massive amount of support for her project.
(她的项目得到了大量的支持。)
- She received a massive amount of support for her project.
- 例如:
3. Mass vs. Massive:
- Mass 是名词,通常指的是物体的质量、重量或集中的大量物质、物体或人群。
- Massive 是形容词,用来描述某物的体积、重量或规模非常巨大。
例句:
- Mass(名词):
- The mass of the Earth is 5.97 × 10²⁴ kg.
(地球的质量是 5.97 × 10²⁴ 千克。) - There was a mass of paperwork to go through before the meeting.
(在会议之前有大量的文书工作需要处理。)
- The mass of the Earth is 5.97 × 10²⁴ kg.
- Massive(形容词):
- The massive stone statue stood in the middle of the square.
(那座庞大的石雕立在广场中央。) - The company announced a massive expansion of its operations.
(公司宣布大规模扩展其业务。)
- The massive stone statue stood in the middle of the square.
总结:
- Mass(名词)指的是质量、重量、大量的物质或人群,或描述某个物体或事物的大规模存在。
- Massive(形容词)用来描述非常大的、重的或庞大的物体、尺寸、程度或影响。