▲刚准备将写好的解答复制上去,发现刘已解答了。完全同意刘的看法,我也将解答放在后面,算是给提问的网友增加几个例句吧:all the world表示“全世界的人”时,意义上是复数,但用作主语时往往被视为整体,其谓语动词用单数。如:All the world knows. 举世皆知。She felt that the whole world was against her. 她觉得人人都跟她作对。The whole world was waiting for news of the Malaysia Airlines MH370 Flight. 全世界的人都在等马航MH370的消息。▲类似地,当 the whole world 表示“全世界”时,它在意义上也是复数,但用作主语时也往往被视为整体,其谓语动词用单数。如:The whole world was counting down to the new millennium. 全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。The whole world was astounded to learn that man could reach the moon. 全世界获悉人类可到达月球时都感到震惊。