中式英語之鑑:會上有許多觀衆

283. 會上有許多觀衆。

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[誤] There was a large number of audience at the meeting.

[正] There was a large audience at the meeting.

注：audience 是集合名詞，爲“觀衆”的總稱。所以“觀衆多”應說 a large audience，“觀衆少”則應說 a small audience。又如：An audience of millions watched the royal wedding on TV(百萬觀衆在電視上觀看皇家婚禮）。