| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| bison | bison | 野牛 |
| deer | deer | 鹿 |
| elk | elk | 麋鹿 |
| fish | fish/fishes | 魚 |
| means | means | 方法 |
| offspring | offspring | 後代 |
| series | series | 系列 |
| sheep | sheep | 羊 |
| species | species | 種族 |
*** -> A
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| bacterium | bacteria | 細菌 |
| corpus | corpora | 死屍 |
| criterion | criteria | 條件 |
| curriculum | curricula | 課程表 |
| datum | data | 資料 |
| genus | genera | 種 |
| medium | media | 媒介 |
| memorandum | memoranda | 便箋 |
| phenomenon | phenomena | 現象 |
| stratum | strata | 階層 |
*** -> EN
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| child | children | 小孩 |
| man | men | 男人 |
| ox | oxen | 牛 |
| woman | women | 女人 |
-A -> -AE
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| antenna | antennas/antennae | 天線 |
| formula | formulas/formulae | 配方 |
| nebula | nebulae | 星雲 |
| vertebra | vertebrae | 脊椎 |
| vita | vitae | 簡歷 |
-EAU -> -EAUX
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| beau | beaux | 男伺從 |
| bureau | bureaus/bureaux | 部門 |
| tableau | tableaus/tableaux | 風景照 |
-F -> -VES
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| calf | calves | 嬰兒牛 |
| half | halves | 一半 |
| loaf | loaves | 麵包 |
| shelf | shelves | 擱板 |
| thief | thieves | 小偷 |
| wolf | wolves | 野狼 |
-FE -> -VES
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| knife | knives | 刀 |
| life | lives | 性命 |
| wife | wives | 妻子 |
-IS -> -ES
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| axis | axes | 主軸 |
| analysis | analyses | 分析 |
| basis | bases | 基本 |
| crisis | crises | 危機 |
| diagnosis | diagnoses | 診斷 |
| ellipsis | ellipses | 橢圓 |
| hypothesis | hypotheses | 假設 |
| oasis | oases | 綠洲 |
| paralysis | paralyses | 麻痺 |
| parenthesis | parentheses | 括號 |
| synthesis | syntheses | 合成 |
| synopsis | synopses | 總結 |
| thesis | theses | 論文 |
-IX -> -ICES
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| appendix | appendices | 附錄 |
| index | indexes/indeces | 目錄 |
| matrix | matrixes/matrices | 方陣 |
-O -> -ES
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| buffalo | buffaloes | 水牛 |
| echo | echoes | 回音 |
| potato | potatoes | 馬鈴薯 |
| tomato | tomatoes | 番茄 |
| volcano | volcanoes | 火山 |
-ON -> -A
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| criterion | criteria | 軌範 |
| phenomenon | phenomena | 現象 |
-OO- -> -EE-
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| foot | feet | 足 |
| goose | geese | 鵝 |
| tooth | teeth | 牙 |
-OUSE -> -ICE
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| louse | lice | 蝨子 |
| mouse | mice | 老鼠 |
-US -> -I
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| alumnus | alumni | 校友 |
| cactus | cacti | 仙人掌 |
| focus | focuses/foci | 焦點 |
| fungus | funguses/fungi | 黴菌 |
| nucleus | nuclei | 核子 |
| octopus | octopuses/octopi | 章魚 |
| radius | radii | 半徑 |
| stimulus | stimuli | 刺激 |
| syllabus | syallabi | 教學大綱 |
NO RULES
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | 中文譯名 |
| person | people | 人們 |
| mouse | mice | 老鼠 |
Notes:
- Non-Count nouns have no plural form. 不可數名詞沒有複數形式。
- Most abstract nouns are non-count nouns. 大部份的抽象名詞是不可數名詞。
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