mass noun
noun
Grammar
1
- a noun denoting something which cannot be counted (e.g. a substance or quality), in English usually a noun which lacks a plural in ordinary usage and is not used with the indefinite article, e.g. luggage, china, happiness【语法】不可数名词。与COUNT NOUN相对。
2
- a noun denoting something which normally cannot be counted but which may be countable when it refers to different units or types, e.g. coffee, bread (drank some coffee, ordered two coffees; ate some bread, stocks several different breads)物质名词, 整体名词。