| 释义 |
data/ˈdeitə/n. pl. (also treated as sing., although the singular form is strictly datum 尽管严格讲单数形式为 datum, 但 data 亦看作单数) 1 known facts or things used as a basis for inference or reckoning (作为推理、估计的)已知事实(或事情，论据) 2 quantities or characters operated on by a computer etc. (计算机等处理的)数据(或字符) [pl. of DATUM]■ Usage 用法说明 (1) In scientific, philosophical, and general use, this word is usually considered to denote a number of items and is thus treated as plural with datum as the singular. (2) In computing and allied subjects (and sometimes in general use), it is treated as a mass (or collective) noun and used with words like this, that, and much, with singular verbs, e.g. useful data has been collected. Some people consider use (2) to be incorrect but it is more common than use (1). However, data is not a singular countable noun and cannot be preceded by a, every, each, either, or neither, or be given a plural form datas. (1) 在科技、哲学及一般用法中， data 通常被认为是指一些项目(条目)，因此当作复数看待；而 datum 则为其单数。 (2) 在计算机及相关的科目中(有时在一般用法中)， data 一般被看作物质(或集合)名词，和 this ， that ， much 等连用，跟单数动词，如 : useful data has been collected (收集了有用的数据)。有人认为用法 (2) 并不正确，然而还是比用法 (1) 用得更多。不过， data 不是单数可数名词，前面不可加 a ， every ， each ， either 或 neither ，也不可在词后用复数形式 datas 。 |