success 是不可数的抽象名词, 它为什么会以 a success 和 successes 的形式出现呢?
抽象名词有一种所谓“抽象名词具体化”的用法。在这种用法下，该名词指的不是它所表达概念的整体（全部内涵和外延），而是一个具体的实例[一次，一阵，一番或多个实例（多个，多次)]。例如：
抽象用法 具体用法 success(成功) a success(一个成功的事) successes(多个成功的事) study(研究) a study(研究论文,研究报告,一项具体的研究) pleasure(快乐,愉快) a pleasure(一件高兴的事) kindness(仁慈,友好) a kindness(一件好事,帮一次忙) honour(荣誉,光荣) an honour(一个光荣的人或一个光荣的事)
请做下面的英语试题：
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Her little shop is a great success, although she didn't have much business experience. A. Her shop is too small to be very successful. B. Her business experience will help her to succeed. C. She never ran a shop before, but she's doing well anyway. D. She was busy buying what she needed for her new job. (TOEFL)
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Nobel Prizes are the ____. A. height of world prestigious honors B. world's most prestigious honors C. honors of the world's highest prestige D. prestige with the most honor in the world (TOEFL)
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It was an ordinary picture but he ____ it. A. did a careful study of B. made a careful study of C. did a careful study from D. made a careful study from(Nelson, 400B)
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“Isn’t he a great scholar?” “Yes, of course. I had the pleasure ____ him.” A. to meet B. of meeting C. at meeting D. to meeting (TOEFL)
(参见 hope/hopes)