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问题: 这里第二个work怎么变可数了?英语

Another innovative piece of work was the mortality tables for the city of Breslau which he published in 1693. It was one of the earliest <works> to relate mortality and age in a population and was highly influence in the future production of actuarial tables of life insurance.
第二个work不是工作的意思吧……奇怪!那是什么意思?
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解答:

这道题似乎不难回答。work基本有三个意思:

1. 表示“工作”,是不可数名词:

He has too much work to do. 他要做的工作太多。

2. 表示“著作”或“作品”,是可数名词,但多用复数:

The man gained his wealth by printing works of famous writers. 他通过印刷著名作家的作品而赢得他的财富。

3. 表示“工厂”,只用复数形式,但可表示单数意义:

The glass works is [are] near the station. 玻璃工 厂在车站附近。

此文中one of the earliest works 显然是指在这个领域最早的著述之一。