It is an abstract noun that would be clearer if it were in verb form.

这是一个抽象的名词，如果它是动词形式的话会更清楚。

And you can also describe abstract nouns.

你也可以描述抽象名词。

A problem is an abstract noun, it's just an idea.

问题是一个抽象名词，它只是一个想法。

So a concrete noun is a physical object and an abstract noun is not.

因此，具体名词是物理对象，而抽象名词则不是。

So, how do you make something abstract - how do you make an abstract noun concrete?

那么， 你如何使一些东西变得抽象——你如何使一个抽象名词变得具体呢？

What abstract nouns are is they represent concepts, not real things that we can touch in the world.

抽象名词是什么，它们代表的是概念，而不是我们在世界上可以触摸到的真实事物。

And if we put abstract nouns at the beginning of sentences, usually we don't want an article there because we're talking in general.

如果我们把抽象名词放在句子的开头，通常我们不希望那里有冠词，因为我们是在笼统地谈论。

So today I'd like to talk to you about the idea of concrete and abstract nouns, and before we do that, I'd like to get into some word origins or etymology.

所以今天我想和你们谈谈具体名词和抽象名词的概念，在我们这样做之前， 我想谈谈一些词源或词源。

I understand that in Japanese poetry and culture, a lot of abstract nouns are used, such as: " wisdom" , " peace" , " bravery" , " courage" , " cowardice" .

我了解到在日本的诗歌和文化中， 使用了很多抽象名词，例如：“智慧” 、“和平” 、“勇敢” 、“勇气” 、“懦弱” 。