中式英語之鑑:會上有許多觀眾
283. 會上有許多觀眾。
[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,為“觀眾”的總稱。所以“觀眾多”應説 a large audience,“觀眾少”則應説 a small audience。又如:An audience of millions watched the royal wedding on TV(百萬觀眾在電視上觀看皇家婚禮)。