2) The rest of the army was insufficient.
→The period of sleep of the army was insufficient.
The remainder of the army was insufficient.
Rest的涵义可以是“睡眠时间”,也可以是“剩余物资”,从而造成歧义。
● 名词的单数形式和复数形式相同而造成的歧义:例如,
1) I saw the sheep graze in the field.
→I saw this sheep graze in the field.
I saw these sheep graze in the field.
Sheep的单数形式和复数形式相同,所以,难于辨别它的数,从而造成歧义。
2) They put the condemned to death.
→They put the condemned person to death.
They put the condemned persons to death.
Condemned这个过去分词形式作为名词使用,难于辨别它是单数还是复数,产生歧异。
● 缩写词造成的歧义:例如,
1) He is a news reporter from ABC.
→He is a news reporter from Australian Broadcasting Company.
He is a news reporter from American Broadcasting Company.
缩写词ABC的涵义可以是澳大利亚广播公司,也可以是美国广播公司,从而造成歧义。
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