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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。

  1. “International forces monitored the ceasefire along the border.” (国际部队在边境监督停火。)
  2. “Economic forces reshaped the city’s downtown in a decade.” (经济力量在十年内重塑了市中心。)
  3. “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。)