既可表示可數(shù)也可以表示不可數(shù)。表示交通這個大概念時為不可數(shù)名詞。eg. the government invest a lot to improve the transportation。表示不同的交通方式時為可數(shù)名詞。
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transportation和traffic的區(qū)別
traffic主要指交通(狀況)即流動中的車輛或行人。如Many residents in beijing are likely to welcome efforts to improve traffic;transport 是具體意義上的運輸、運送。如He often has boxes of samples to transport / Transport (交通工具)has long been scarce;transportation是抽象意義上的運輸。如Even the transportation networks are maintained by farms.另transport是可數(shù)名詞,transportation是不可數(shù)名詞。
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