1一般不可细分的东西如water,milk,money,抽象的东西是不可数(noncountable,简称为N),如importance,happiness,situation,circumstance2一般可以细分的东西,具体的东西如desk,chair,umbrella,是可数名词(countable,简称是C)3有时候不可数名词也可以当做可数名词来用,这时候需要根据具体的语境来判断,如seldomcanunderstandtherealimportanceoftime又如Seldomcanunderstandtherealimportancesforpeopleofdifferentbackgrounds