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human 和people的区别是什么?

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。