-es

短语

suf. 附于词尾为s, z, sh, ch 的大多数名词之后,或词尾由y变为i,f变为v的一些名词之后,以及某些词尾为o的名词之后,构成复数,asses, whizzes, ashes, witches, dandies, duties calves, heroes, mosquitoes, potatoes; 附于一些源自希腊语的名词后, 构成复数; 附于词尾为s, z, sh, ch 的大多数动词之后, 或词尾由y变为i, 以及某些词尾为o的动词之后, 构成陈述语气第三人称单数现在时

发音

/-əz/
/-ɪz/
US /-iːz/
其它 /-iːz/

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a sibilant (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡ʃ/, or /d͡ʒ/), such as:

    ch, when pronounced as /tʃ/: glitch→glitches (but psych→psychs)

  2. 2.

    Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a sibilant (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡ʃ/, or /d͡ʒ/), such as:

    j: hajj→hajjes (j is only final in loan words raj, hajj)

  3. 3.

    Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a sibilant (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡ʃ/, or /d͡ʒ/), such as:

    s: bus→buses, Jones → Joneses; waltz → waltzes; yes → yeses.

  4. 4.

    Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a sibilant (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡ʃ/, or /d͡ʒ/), such as:

    x: box→boxes; crux → cruces

  5. 5.

    Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a sibilant (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡ʃ/, or /d͡ʒ/), such as:

    z: buzz → buzzes

  6. 6.

    Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a sibilant (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡ʃ/, or /d͡ʒ/), such as:

    sh: ash→ashes

  7. 7.

    Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a consonant (or qu) + y

    lady→ladies, soliloquy→soliloquies (but key→keys)

  8. 8.

    Used for form the plural of some nouns that end in a consonant + o

    tomato→tomatoes (but soprano→sopranos)

  9. 9.

    Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in /sp/, /st/, /sk/

    方言

    post→postes /ˈpəʊstɪz/, /ˈpoʊstɪz/ (standard posts)

  10. 1.

    Used to form the third person singular present indicative of regular verbs:

    that end in (t)ch pronounced as /tʃ/: impeach→impeaches (but psych→psychs)

  11. 2.

    Used to form the third person singular present indicative of regular verbs:

    that end in (s)s: miss → misses, yes → yesses; bus → buses; buss → busses

  12. 3.

    Used to form the third person singular present indicative of regular verbs:

    that end in x: tax → taxes; rendezvous → rendezvouses.

  13. 4.

    Used to form the third person singular present indicative of regular verbs:

    that end in (z)z: fizz→fizzes;

  14. 5.

    Used to form the third person singular present indicative of regular verbs:

    that end in consonant + o in some cases: go→goes (but radio→radios)

  15. 6.

    Used to form the third person singular present indicative of regular verbs:

    that end in sh: wish→wishes

  16. 7.

    Used to form the third person singular present indicative of regular verbs:

    that end in consonant (or qu) + y: cry→cries (but buy→buys)

  17. 1.

    Possessive marker; see -s, -'s.

    习语 废旧

词源

From Middle English -es, from Old English -as. More at -s.

来源：wiktionary