-s

短语

suf. 附在规则名词之后构成复数; 附在某些无单数形式名词之后构成复数glasses, socks, trousers; 附在某些名词之后构成单数billiards, checkers, works; 用以构成表示反复或一贯之动作或状态的副词always, Sundays; 附在原形动词之后, 构成第三人称单数一般现在时态的陈述语气: comes, goes, tries, walks

发音

/ɪz/
/əz/

别名

-'s -es

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Alternative spelling of 's.

    非正式

    whats he talking about

affix
  1. 1.

    Used to form regular plurals of nouns.

    们

    one computer → five computers; Kennedy → Kennedys; hanger-on → hangers-on; lapful → lapfuls; cul-de-sac → cul-de-sacs; standby → standbys; push-up → push-ups; gin and tonic → gin and tonics; pair → pairs; beef → beefs

  2. 2.

    Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).

  3. 3.

    Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).

    Forms names of sciences and fields of studies from adjectives (See Usage notes)

  4. 4.

    When appended to a number ending in at least one 0, expresses a range of numbers which share the digits before some or (usually) all of the 0s; frequently used for decades, centuries and temperatures.

    We often look back on the 1960s [the years from 1960 to 1969] with rose-tinted glasses.

    The Industrial Revolution went into full-swing during the 1800s [the years from 1800 to 1899 – but see usage notes].

    The temperature today will be in the low 30s.

    He placed in the 200s in the end.

  5. 1.

    Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.

    to eat → he eats

  6. 2.

    Used in various other indicative present tenses

    方言

    I likes what I likes

  7. 1.

    Used in the formation of certain English adverbs.

    forward + -s → forwards

    downward + -s → downwards

    alway + -s → always

    sometime + -s → sometimes

    betime + -s → betimes

    while + -s → whiles

    betide + -s → betides

    toward + -s → towards

    beside + -s → besides

    evening + -s → evenings

    unaware + -s → unawares

    Sunday + -s → Sundays

    night + -s → nights

  8. 1.

    Possessive marker, indicating that an object belongs to the word bearing the marker.

    hers; its; ones (now one’s); theirs

    (neopronouns): eirs; hirs; pers; thons; xyrs; zirs

  9. 2.

    Alternative form of -'s.

    devils doorbell; dogs-bane; St. Marys; (obsolete) kings

  10. 1.

    Hypocoristic suffix

    非正式 幽默

    Babs; moms; pops; homes; toots

词源

Derived from 's.

来源：wiktionary