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In my last post I talked about why it is important to know whether words in English are countable or uncountable. However, I didn't mention the fact that many words can be both countable and uncountable. This post discusses some of the reasons for this.

我们之前讨论了如何识别名词是否可数，今天继续讨论一些名词既可数又不可数的原因。

1) Food and drink are areas where words are usually countable or uncountable. Usually, this substance is uncountable, but individual parts (especially when ordering food in a cafe) are countable (denoting the nouns of food and beverage,

这家咖啡馆供应上好的咖啡。(表“咖啡”物质，所以不能算)

他们点了三杯咖啡。(表示喝了多少“咖啡”，所以可以统计)

2) In addition, when we talk about certain kinds of food, we often make them countable (when referring to different kinds of food,

I don't like too much cheese on pizza. (table "cheese" substance, so it can't be counted)

They make all kinds of blue cheese. (Table "cheese" type, so it can be counted)

3) In fact, we make this distinction between many other uncountable substances and the countable types of these substances (there are more such nouns in English,

All the furniture is made of solid wood. (table "tree" material, so it can't be counted)

The wood they use is oak and mahogany. (Table "trees" types, so it can be counted)

Similarly, we sometimes use uncountable nouns to talk about processes, situations, conditions, etc. And countable nouns to talk about their concrete examples (some nouns,

This decision needs careful consideration. (table "thinking" process, so it can't be counted)

What do you think of Max's suggestion? (table specific "ideas", so it can be counted)

We are worried about the spread of the disease. (table "disease" collectively, so it can't be counted)

These diseases are spread because of unsanitary conditions. (table specific "disease", so it can be counted)

5) For some words, countability is an indicator with completely different meanings (some nouns have completely different meanings,

As defined):

This dictionary has simplified definitions. (Table "the meaning of words" is countable)

照片上的清晰度很好。

6) In other words, countability can mean different but related meanings (some nouns have different meanings,

但这些意思是有关联的，比如服饰、土地):

她穿着一件长裙。

活动中要求穿礼服。

They bought some land near their home. (uncountable, indicating land)

我们去了一个遥远的地方。

7) In more advanced annotations, we sometimes see the difference of countability in a specific context. For example, the word "behaviour" is usually uncountable, but in such fields as psychology (the same noun,

他们的行为普遍是好的。(用于表示一般行为，不可数)

These children often show disturbing behavior. (used to express specific behavior, countable)

8) Finally, another quite advanced point of view is that almost any classical uncountable noun (only marked with U in the dictionary) can become a countable noun if you add an adjective in front of it. This usage usually sounds quite literary (if uncountable nouns are modified by adjectives,

房间里突然出现了一种令人不安的平静。(房间里有一种令人不安的平静气氛。)

We suffered from hunger. We are suffering from hunger. )

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