与意为“各种各样的”,the variety of 意为“……的种类或多样性”,两者均可修饰可数或不可数名词。如:The audience are dressed in a variety of ways. 观众有形形色色的穿着。The variety of his writing was astonishing. 他作品的多种多样令人惊讶。The love of money produces an endless variety of misery. 贪财会引起无穷的不幸。注意:the variety of后接复数名词作主语时,谓语动词要用单数;a variety of 后接复数名词作主语时,谓语动词原则上要用复数,但有时也可用单数。如:The variety of goods in this shop is rich. 这家商店的货物品种丰富。A variety of books have been published. 出版了各种各样的书。A variety of reasons were [was] offered for the long delay. 为这次长时间的耽搁提供了各种各样的理由。
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