Passing 是可数名词还是不可数名词？除夕日翻译英语用上passing: the passing of the old year/on New Year's Eve

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Passing 是可数名词还是不可数名词？问一下机器人。

User donzh.com:
When "passing" is referred to the meaning of ending of sb dying, should it be necessarily uncountable?

ChatGPT
No, the verb "pass" can be used in both countable and uncountable forms when referring to the meaning of someone's death. In the uncountable form, it is commonly used as "pass away" or "pass on" to indicate the end of someone's life. For example, "He passed away peacefully in his sleep." In the countable form, it is used to indicate individual instances of death, such as "Several patients passed during the night." Both usages are acceptable and convey the same meaning of someone's life coming to an end.

这里，ChatGPT就答非所问了。接着问。

User donzh.com
In the revision you provided, "...witnessed countless passings before", here, the noun "passing" is countable? According to the dictionary, "passing" is uncountable.

ChatGPT
You are correct, my apologies for the confusion. The noun "passing" is indeed uncountable when referring to the act of dying. In the revised sentence, it would be more appropriate to say, "Her nonchalant disposition betrayed her acquaintance with such scenes of mortality, having witnessed countless passings before." Thank you for pointing out the error, and I apologize for any confusion caused.

User donzh.com还是查字典吧。字典确认，不管是牛津字典，还是朗文字典，passing 作为名词用，是不可数名词。
passing
pass·ing
/ ˈpɑːsiŋ; NAmE ˈpæs- /
noun[U]
1. the ~ of time / the years the process of time going by
   (时间、岁月的)流逝,推移
2. (formal)  the fact of sth ending or of sb dying
   (事物的)结束,消亡；(人的)亡故,逝世:
   When the government is finally brought down, no six will mourn its passing.
   当政府最终垮台之日,将不会有人为它的消亡而悲哀。
   the passing of the old year (= on New Year's Eve)
   除夕日
   Many will mourn her passing (= her death, when you do not want to say this directly).
   很多人将会为她的过世而悲伤。
3. the ~ of sth the act of making sth become a law
   (法律等的)通过:
   the passing of a resolution / law
   决议/法律的通过
IDIOMS
▪ in passing
   done or said while you are giving your attention to sth else
SYN   casually
   顺便；随便:
   He only mentioned it in passing and didn't give any details.
   他只是随口提及而已,并没有谈任何细节。
adjective[only before noun]
1. lasting only for a short period of time and then disappearing
  SYN   brief
   暂时的；瞬间的:
   a  passing phase / thought / interest
   过渡阶段；一闪念；一时之兴
   He makes only a  passing reference to the theory in his book (= it is not the main subject of his book).
   他在书中对这个理论只是一笔带过。
   She  bears more than  a passing resemblance to (= looks very like) your sister.
   她酷似你姐姐。
2. going past
   经过的；过往的:
   I love him more with each passing day.
   随着时间的流逝,我越发爱他了。
   the noise of passing cars
   过往车辆的嘈杂
3. (NAmE) ~ grade / mark a grade / mark that achieves the required standard in an exam, a test, etc.
   (考试、测验等的)及格

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pass∙ing¹ / ˈpæsɪŋ ; ˈpɑːsɪŋ /
◙noun [U]
1. the passing of time / the years,  the process of time going by
• 时间/岁月的流逝:
»Most of the old traditions have died out with the passing of time.
  随着时间的推移大多数古老传统都已消亡。
»The passing of the years had done nothing to improve his temper.
  岁月的流逝一点也没有让他的坏脾气有所好转。
2. mention / note sth in passing,  if you say something in passing, you mention it while you are mainly talking about something else
• 〔在谈论别的事情时〕顺便说起某事，附带提及某事:
»He did mention his brother's wife, but only in passing.
  他确实提到了他的弟媳，但只是顺带而已。
3. the passing of something is the fact that it has ended
• 终止; 消失:
»The old regime was defeated, and few people mourned its passing.
  旧政权被打垮，很少有人对其消亡感到痛惜。
4. the passing of a person is their death – use this when you want to avoid using the word 'death'
• 去世，逝世〔委婉说法〕:
»Nothing could fill the gap in her life left by his passing.
  他去世以后什么都不能填补她生活中的空虚。

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passing²
◙adj [only before noun]
1. going past a place or person
• 经过的，通过的:
»Michael watched the passing cars.
  迈克尔注视着来往的汽车。
»A passing motorist stopped to help.
  一位驾车经过的司机停下来帮忙。
2. passing days / weeks / years etc, [literary] the days, weeks, years etc that pass
• 流逝的一天天/一周周/一年年等:
»Her grief became less intense with the passing years.
  随着光阴的流逝，她的悲伤不那么强烈了。
»With each passing day she grew stronger.
  她一天比一天强壮起来。
3. a passing thought or feeling is short and not very serious
• 短暂的; 一时的:
»He had only ever shown a passing interest in sport.
  他只是曾经对体育运动表现出一时的兴趣。
4. a passing remark is one that you make while you are talking about something else
• 顺便提及的:
»He made only a passing reference to her achievements.
  他仅仅顺便提及了她的成就。