a/an + tangible
tangible 作名词时为可数名词，单数前一般要加 a 或 an。
Investors wanted a tangible, not another set of promises.
投资者想要的是实打实的成果，而不是又一套空头承诺。
实际成果；具体成果；实际或具体的成果；可触知的东西；有形资产
a physical object that can be touched
有形物体；可触摸之物
A physical object; something that can be touched.
实际或具体的成果
Real or concrete results.
The museum keeps its most valuable tangibles in a secure vault.
博物馆把最有价值的有形物品存放在安全的保险库里。
用法提示：此处 tangible 为名词复数，指可触摸的有形物品。
After months of work, the team finally produced some tangibles, such as a working prototype.
经过几个月的工作，团队终于产出了一些具体成果，比如一个可用的原型。
用法提示：此处 tangibles 为名词复数，指具体而实际的成果。
We need to separate the tangibles from the abstract ideas when planning the budget.
做预算时，我们需要把有形资产与抽象的想法区分开来。
用法提示：此处 tangibles 为名词复数，指有形的实物或资产。
tangible 作名词时为可数名词，单数前一般要加 a 或 an。
Investors wanted a tangible, not another set of promises.
投资者想要的是实打实的成果，而不是又一套空头承诺。
定冠词 the 后接复数 tangibles，指特定范围内的具体事物或成果。
The manager focused on the tangibles and left the rest to others.
经理把注意力放在那些看得见、摸得着的东西上，其余的交给了别人。
tangibles 是复数可数名词，可与 few、several、many 等数量词连用。
For all the talk, there were few tangibles to show for the effort.
话说了不少，可这番努力拿得出的具体成果却寥寥无几。
grammar · medium
易错句子The report contains many tangible that we can measure.
正确表达The report contains many tangibles that we can measure.
tangible 作名词时是可数名词，复数形式为 tangibles；many 后必须接可数名词复数。汉语名词通常不通过词尾表示复数，学习者容易漏掉 -s，误用单数形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子We need to focus on tangible, not just ideas.
正确表达We need to focus on tangibles, not just ideas.
tangible 是形容词，不能单独作名词；表示‘有形事物/实际成果’时，应使用名词复数 tangibles。学习者常将形容词直接当作名词使用，忽略了词性转换。
有形资产
The company's tangible assets include buildings and equipment.
这家公司的有形资产包括厂房和设备。
实实在在的成果
After months of effort, we finally saw tangible results.
经过数月的努力，我们终于看到了实实在在的成果。
实际好处
The new policy brought tangible benefits to local farmers.
新政策给当地农民带来了实际好处。
确凿的证据
The police need tangible evidence before making an arrest.
警方需要确凿的证据才能实施逮捕。
有形资产与无形资产
When valuing a business, you must consider both tangibles and intangibles.
评估一家企业时，必须同时考虑有形资产和无形资产。
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