英语the与指示代词this,that同源,有“那(这)个”的意思;如特指双方都明白的人或物:Take the medicine;用在表示乐器的名词之前:She plays the piano。
the的用法
定冠词the与指示代词this,that同源,有“那(这)个”的意思。
1)特指双方都明白的人或物:Take the medicine.把药吃了。
2)上文提到过的人或事:He bought a house. I’ve been to the house.
3)指世上独一物二的事物:the sun, the sky, the moon, the earth
4)单数名词连用表示一类事物,如:the dollar 美元;
the fox 狐狸;或与形容词或分词连用,表示一类人:the rich 富人;the living 生者。
5)用在序数词和形容词最高级,及形容词only, very, same等前面:
Where do you live?I live on the second floor.你住在哪?我住在二层。
6)与复数名词连用,指整个群体:
They are the teachers of this school.指全体教师)
They are teachers of this school.(指部分教师)
7)表示所有,相当于物主代词,用在表示身体部位的名词前:
She caught me by the arm..她抓住了我的手臂。
8)用在某些由普通名词构成的国家名称、机关团体、阶级、等专有名词前:
the People‘s Republic of China中华人民共和国
9)用在表示乐器的名词之前:She plays the piano.她会弹钢琴。
10) 用在姓氏的复数名词之前,表示一家人:the Greens格林一家人 (或格林夫妇)
11) 用在惯用语中:
in the day, in the morning (afternoon,evening),the day after tomorrow
the day before yesterday, the next morning, in the sky (water,field,country)
in the dark, in the rain, in the distance, in the middle (of),in the end,
on the whole, by the way, go to the theatre
the位置
定冠词the的位置 定冠词通常位于名词或名词修饰语前,但放在all, both,double,half,twice,three times等词之后,名词之前。
All the students in the class went out.班里的所有学生都出去了。
(来源:沪江英语)