knives
knives — noun
1. the form of the word knife that is used when talking about more than one of thes
1.名詞A1
釋義
the form of the word knife that is used when talking about more than one of these cutting tools or weapons
例句
Yumi packed two sharp kitchen knives before heading to the cooking competition.
irregular plural: knife → knives
The chef told his new staff to keep all their knives clean and dry.
Tamás collected old hunting knives and displayed them on a wooden shelf.
Paloma reached for the knives, but the drawer was locked and empty.
Dario's father taught him how to sharpen knives using a special grinding stone.
用法筆記
Knives is the standard plural form of knife. The spelling changes from -fe to -ves (not *knifes). This irregular plural follows the same pattern as wolf → wolves, half → halves, and shelf → shelves. UK and US pronunciation are the same: /naɪvz/.
常見錯誤
❌Please pass me two knifes.
✅Please pass me two knives.
💡The plural of knife follows the -f → -ves pattern, not a regular -s ending.