当表示“民族”时，people是可数名词，复数形式为peoples。当表示“人们”时，people为集体名词，本身就是复数。例如：How many people were there?有多少人？
people的用法1、people的意思是“人,人们”,是集体名词,没有复数形式,在句中作主语时,谓语动词用复数。
2、people与定冠词the连用时泛指“人民；国民，公民”，它表示复数概念，谓语动词用复数。
3、people还可作“民族,种族”,是可数名词,“一个民族”是a/one people,多个民族时用其复数形式peoples。
4、在口语中,people常指“家人,亲属”或“特别的场所、团体和职业的人们”,在句中作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。
5、people是person的复数形式。也可以是persons。
6、people用作动词时意思是“使住着人,使有居民”。
people的例句1、The French are known as a food-loving people.
法国人是众所周知的热爱美食的民族。
2、A lot of people went to the square.
很多人前往广场。
3、Most people drive to work now.
现在大多数人开车上班。
4、People stood around in huddles.
人们三五成群地到处聚集着。
5、A thousand people were there.
那里有一千人。