| Term | Usage | Example |
| life | noun (singular) | I have a good life. 我有著不錯的生活。 Life is full of stress. |
| lives | noun (plural) | Their lives are very different because they live in different countries. 他們的生活因為住在不同的國家而大不相同。 |
| live | verb | I live in Taipei. 我住在台北。 I live happily. |
| live | adverb | The reporter is interviewing the singer live. 這位記者即時訪問那位歌星。 |
| our life | shared experience | Our life in Taiwan is exciting. 我們在台灣的生活很刺激。 |
| our lives | individual experiences | Our lives in Taiwan have been quite adventurous. 我們在台灣的各自生活相當充滿冒險。 |
our life, our lives 的區別live (v.)主要用法是動詞或副詞live用在動詞時是”住”或是”過著”的意思
例: I live in Taipei. 我住台北
I live happily. 我過得很快樂
live是副詞時 最常見到的用法是”現場地”或”即時地”
例: The reporter is interviewing the singer live.
這位記者即時(也就是現場連線那樣)訪問那位歌星
life是名詞
是生活的意思
例: I have a good life. 我有著不錯的生活
Life is full of stress. 生活中充滿了壓力
你有時候會聽見兩個字一起用: I live a good life.
我過著很好的生活
life, lives (life的複數) 的區別
life 可「泛指人生/生命/生活」(uncountable)。
例如:The man shows no sign of life. I believe he’s dead.
life亦可指「個別的人生/生命/生活(countable)。
life指一人的生命(life)時,是singular。
life指多人的生命(lives)時,是plural。
例如:Our life 是「我們的生活,強調的是我們生活裡共同的東西」,Our life in Taiwan. 指「我們在台灣的生活」。
相反,Our lives是「我們各自的生命/生命/生活」,Our lives in Taiwan.(我們各人在台灣各自的生活)。例如:We had a great time of our lives during our two-week stay in Taiwan(我們在台灣逗留的兩周,是我們人生裡的美好時光。)。
E.g.
Their life together is a happy one.
Their lives are very different because they live in different countries.
Their life quality (生活品質) is high!
The quality (品質) of their lives (他們各自的生命/生活) is high!
資料來源:
http://englishwizard.mysinablog.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=2509250
http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/question?qid=1306050803759
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/77176/when-to-use-lives-as-a-plural-of-life
http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheirLifeOrTheirLives/xwkdz/post.htm
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/life
