experience and experiences 在用法上有什麼區別?
1. experience 作為不可數名詞:
經驗, 體驗[U][(+of/in)]
When using experience as an uncountable noun, you are referring to the knowledge and skill that you have gained through doing something for a period of time.
當「 experience」作為不可數名詞時,它指的是你透過一段時間做某件事所獲得的知識和技能。
例如:
•Have you had any experience of teaching English?
你有過教英語的經驗嗎?
•I have 11 years of experience in teaching. My wife has 20 years of experience in shopping.
我有11年的教學經驗。我的妻子有20年的購物經驗。
2. experience(s) 作為可數名詞:
經歷, 閱歷[C]
When using experience as a countable noun, it is an event that happens to you or that you are a part of.
當「 experience」作為可數名詞時,它指的是發生在你身上或你參與的事件。
例如:
•Studying in France was a wonderful experience.
在法國學習是一次美好的經歷。
•Please tell us about your experiences in Africa.
請跟我們談談你在非洲的經歷。
•I had a rather odd experience the other day.
前些天我有過一次相當奇怪的經歷。
When using experience as a countable noun, you are referring to an event or activity that affects you in some way.
當使用「 experience」作為可數名詞時,同時也是在指一種以某種方式影響你的事件或活動。
例如:
•I had a very unusual experience today. I took my wife to SOGO, but she didn’t buy anything.
我今天有一個很不尋常的經驗。我帶我妻子去了SOGO,但她什麼都沒買。
3. experience 也可以當做動詞用
經歷;體驗 (v.)
if you experience a problem, event, or situation, it happens to you or affects you
如果你「 experience」一個問題、事件或情況,那就意味著這個情況發生在你身上或影響到你。
例如:
•Taiwan has experienced a sharp deceleration in economic growth since the late 1980s。
台灣自1980年代末以來經歷了經濟增長的急劇放緩。
•Eric will experience (v.) a fate worse than death if you tell his wife about his example sentences.
如果你告訴Eric的妻子關於這些例句,他將經歷比死還糟的命運。
•He experienced intense sadness when his pet died.
他在他的寵物死時經歷了強烈的悲傷。
資料來源:
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/experiences#experience_1