Definition of count noun in English:

count noun

(also countable noun)

noun

Grammar

A noun that can form a plural and, in the singular, can be used with the indefinite article (e.g. books, a book).
〔语法〕可数名词。与MASS NOUN 相对
Contrasted with mass noun
Example sentencesExamples
- It's been a long time since I even noticed uses of troop as a count noun meaning ‘soldier’.
- We need a term that distinguishes (at least) two types of count nouns, and ‘collective noun’ is a really wonderful name for one of them.
- Singular count nouns like ‘eye’ normally can't occur without a preceding determiner (not ‘I saw eye’, but instead ‘I saw a/one/the/this/its eye ’).
- This is borne out by our ways of describing them, using always count nouns rather than mass nouns.
- For fear of this, they want to forestall the conversion of certain proper noun trademarks into common count nouns.

Definition of count noun in US English:

count noun

nounˈkaʊnt ˌnaʊnˈkount ˌnoun

Grammar

A noun that can form a plural and, in the singular, can be used with the indefinite article (e.g. books, a book).
〔语法〕可数名词。与MASS NOUN 相对
Contrasted with mass noun
Example sentencesExamples
- For fear of this, they want to forestall the conversion of certain proper noun trademarks into common count nouns.
- Singular count nouns like ‘eye’ normally can't occur without a preceding determiner (not ‘I saw eye’, but instead ‘I saw a/one/the/this/its eye ’).
- It's been a long time since I even noticed uses of troop as a count noun meaning ‘soldier’.
- This is borne out by our ways of describing them, using always count nouns rather than mass nouns.
- We need a term that distinguishes (at least) two types of count nouns, and ‘collective noun’ is a really wonderful name for one of them.

词汇	count noun
释义	Definition of count noun in English: count noun (also countable noun) noun Grammar A noun that can form a plural and, in the singular, can be used with the indefinite article (e.g. books, a book). 〔语法〕可数名词。与MASS NOUN 相对 Contrasted with mass noun Example sentencesExamples It's been a long time since I even noticed uses of troop as a count noun meaning ‘soldier’. We need a term that distinguishes (at least) two types of count nouns, and ‘collective noun’ is a really wonderful name for one of them. Singular count nouns like ‘eye’ normally can't occur without a preceding determiner (not ‘I saw eye’, but instead ‘I saw a/one/the/this/its eye ’). This is borne out by our ways of describing them, using always count nouns rather than mass nouns. For fear of this, they want to forestall the conversion of certain proper noun trademarks into common count nouns. Definition of count noun in US English: count noun nounˈkaʊnt ˌnaʊnˈkount ˌnoun Grammar A noun that can form a plural and, in the singular, can be used with the indefinite article (e.g. books, a book). 〔语法〕可数名词。与MASS NOUN 相对 Contrasted with mass noun Example sentencesExamples For fear of this, they want to forestall the conversion of certain proper noun trademarks into common count nouns. Singular count nouns like ‘eye’ normally can't occur without a preceding determiner (not ‘I saw eye’, but instead ‘I saw a/one/the/this/its eye ’). It's been a long time since I even noticed uses of troop as a count noun meaning ‘soldier’. This is borne out by our ways of describing them, using always count nouns rather than mass nouns. We need a term that distinguishes (at least) two types of count nouns, and ‘collective noun’ is a really wonderful name for one of them.
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