Forces
名词复数常指武装 “armed forces”、物理力 “forces of nature”,或抽象合力 “market forces”。动词 “the storm forces evacuations” 表迫使。单数 “force” 更常表单一力量或武力。
- “International forces monitored the ceasefire along the border.” (国际部队在边境监督停火。)
- “Economic forces reshaped the city’s downtown in a decade.” (经济力量在十年内重塑了市中心。)
- “The jammed door forces him to use the side entrance every morning.” (卡住的门逼得他每天早上只能走侧门。)
“force” 来自古法语 force,源自拉丁语 fortis(强壮),与 “fort” “forceful” 同源。
force + 复数 -s;动词第三人称同形;形容词 forcible、副词 forcibly。
科幻与日常 “join forces” 表联手;物理课 “net forces” 指合力矢量。
- 固定搭配: “armed forces” (武装部队), “forces of habit” (习惯势力)
联想 “fort” 城堡靠坚固力量守住,forces 就是多股力量一起作用。
“Two rescue forces worked together; neither wind nor waves forces them to quit.” (两支救援力量并肩作战;风浪都无法迫使他们放弃。)