human和people 都有“人”的意思,但它们的用法不同。
一、human 作为名词,意思 “人,人类”,复数是humans .作为形容词,意思是: ” 人的; 有人性的; 显示人类特有弱点的; 人本性的“。
如:
1. Its rate of growth was fast — much more like that of an ape than that of a human.
它的发育速度很快——更像猿,而不像人。
2. It is beyond the confines of human knowledge.
这超出了人类的知识范围。
3. He was the only human on the island.
他是那个岛上唯一的人。
二、people 作为“人,人们”,是集体名词,单数与复数相同,可与 person 互换一般以复数形式出现; 作为“民族”,复数是peoples 。
如:
1. How many people are there in your family ?
=How many persons are there in your famiyl ?
你家有多少人?
2. There are 56 peoples in our country .
我们国家有56个民族。
3. People wear colourful clothes.
人们穿着色彩鲜艳的衣服。