- 1n/ˈpaɪsiːz/Pisces (star sign)雙魚座
The twelfth sign of the zodiac, shown as two fish. Some people believe it shapes the character and the life of anyone born between 20 February and 20 March.
文法不可數名詞:通常不加 a/an,也不加 -s 來表示複數。
Pisces 是黃道十二宮的第十二個星座,中文叫雙魚座。這個用法講的是星座本身,不是某個人。前面通常不加 a,也不會再變複數。字尾那個 s 本來就在,不是加上去的。日期大約是二月二十日到三月二十日。開頭要大寫,因為它是專有名詞。要說某人是雙魚座的時候,英文會加 a,那是另一個用法。
示範例句 · Example
Pisces is the twelfth sign of the zodiac, and it is shown as two fish.
中文翻譯雙魚座是黃道十二宮的第十二個星座,而且它被畫成兩條魚。
This use names the sign itself, not a person. It is uncountable, so it normally takes no a and no plural s — the s is part of the spelling. It is a proper name, so it keeps its capital letter wherever it sits in the sentence. You meet it in horoscopes, apps and birthday talk, usually with the dates or with the picture of the two fish.
常見搭配
born under Pisces
出生在雙魚座的時段
born during the period covered by this sign
Anyone born under Pisces has a birthday in late February or early March.
the sign of Pisces
雙魚座這個星座
the zodiac sign itself
The sign of Pisces is drawn as two fish facing opposite ways.
Pisces season
雙魚座的那段期間
the weeks of the year covered by this sign
She posts a new playlist every year when Pisces season starts.
意思相近
the Fish
- 2n/ˈpaɪsiːz/Pisces (person)雙魚座的人
Someone who was born between 20 February and 20 March, and whose star sign is therefore Pisces.
文法可數名詞:前面可以加 a/an,要表示複數時常常加 -s。
這個用法是拿星座的名字來指人。它可數,所以前面要加 a:I am a Pisces。那個 a 就是區分的關鍵——有 a 講的是人,沒有 a 講的是星座本身。中文說「我是雙魚座」其實包含這兩種意思,英文則靠 a 分開。這種說法多半出現在閒聊、自我介紹或社群貼文裡。它只說明出生的時間,其他的解讀是講的人自己加上去的。
Here the name of the sign is used for a person. This one is countable, so it takes a: I am a Pisces, she is a Pisces. That little a is the whole difference between talking about the sign and talking about a person born under it. It is everyday social talk, not technical, and it says nothing more than when the person was born.
常見搭配
be a Pisces
是雙魚座的人
to have Pisces as your star sign
Are you a Pisces? My sister is too.
a typical Pisces
很典型的雙魚座
someone who fits what people say about this sign
Everyone told her she was a typical Pisces, and she just laughed.
意思相近
Piscean