Why is her energy and enthusiasm treated as singular?

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なぜ単数扱いなのでしょうか

I am a lucky dad to have three great kids: ages 26, 24 and 22. They are dealing with life's curveballs like all of us do, and they are all doing very well. Our youngest daughter began competitive dance at four, started acting and singing at 14 and graduated from college with a degree in musical theater. Her goal is to be on Broadway. She is so alive on stage! Her energy and enthusiasm is contagious. Her energy and enthusiasmはなぜ単数扱いなのでしょうか?よろしくお願いします

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Her energy and enthusiasmはなぜ単数扱いなのでしょうか? energy も https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/energy この意味ではenthusiasmも、非加算名詞ですから、複数形にはなりません。 https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/enthusiasm

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回答No.5

書き手が一体のものと考える場合は単数扱い、個別のものと捉えている場合は複数扱い。 On Google: "energy and enthusiasm are" 約 53,800 件 "energy and enthusiasm is" 約 117,000 件

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 両方とも不可算名詞だからです。例えば great などがあれば加算名詞にもなりえますが、そもそもこの2つの語には great の意味合いが込められています。そのような性質の単語だと考えてください。

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>Her energy and enthusiasmはなぜ単数扱いなのでしょうか? ⇒2つの相または局面(活力と熱意)が、1つの実体(積極性)を表しているからでしょう。逆に言えば、「1つの実体が持つ2つの相を表す場合」は単数として扱われる(ただし、複数として扱っても間違いにはならない)ということだと思います。

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