singular number

常見例句

Words importing the singular number shall include the plural number and vice versa, and words importing the masculine , feminine or neuter gender shall include the others of them.
釋義（2.2）詞語為單數(shù)者包括復(fù)數(shù)，反之亦然；又詞語為男性、女性或中性者均包括其他性別。
Unless the context otherwise requires, words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa and references to a gender shall include the other two genders.
除非本協(xié)議另有規(guī)定，本協(xié)議中使用的僅表示單數(shù)形式的用語也應(yīng)包括其復(fù)數(shù)形式，反之亦然，同時，對某一性別的說明也是對其它兩個性別的說明。
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The focus are: (1) a relationship between the singular number and plural number form of dialect pronoun;
研究主要集中在以下幾個方面：一、關(guān)于方言代詞單、復(fù)數(shù)及其形式關(guān)系的探討；

The number of the subject (whether it's singular or plural) determines the number of the verb.
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