【一语 学英语】甘地:人是思想的产物 → product, produce, production 的含义辨析

2015年09月08日 UKEC海外区






product, produce, production

product, produce, production 这三个词作为名词使用时,均可表示“产品”,但是它们表达的具体事物是有区别的。

1. product 主要指工业产品,也可指农产品,是可数名词 如:

Our car is a product of that factory.

The market sells food products.

Such farm products are cheap.

注:有时用于引申义。如:

He saw man as the product of society.

2. produce 主要指农产品,是一个不可数的集合名词 如:

We need some fresh produce.

The farmers brought their produce to town early each Saturday morning.

3. production 通常不表示具体的产品,它主要指生产这一动作或过程,是不可数名词。如:

The company is famous for the production of small cars.

注:production 除表示“生产”外,还可指艺术作品,此时为可数名词。如:

The theme of his late prodcutions was life and death.




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