问
large amounts of money 的说法是否正确,很值得怀疑。money 为不可数名词,表示其数量的词怎么能用复数 amounts 呢?
答
这是一个应当注意的惯用法问题。不可数名词不能与 number 连用(× a large number of money)，而必须与 amount 连用(a large amount of, large amounts of)。但是，amount 本身却是个可数名词，因此，large amounts of money 的说法是符合惯用法的。
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He must often memorize large amounts of material. (AOT) 他必须经常熟记大量材料。
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Vast amounts of money are being invested in the local market. (TOEFL) 大量资金投放在当地市场上。
练习
Composers have written vast amounts of music for solo piano.