英语词汇“the”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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the

1 of 2 definite article

t͟hə

(especially before consonant sounds and sometimes vowel sounds in Southern speech), t͟hē,

(before vowel sounds); 1e is often ˈt͟hē

—used to indicate that a following noun or term functioning as a noun has been already made known by context or by circumstance

put the cat out

—used to indicate that a following noun or term functioning as a noun is a unique or a particular member of its class

the Presidentthe sun

—used before nouns that designate natural phenomena or points of the compass

the night is cold

wind came from the east

—used before a noun denoting time to indicate reference to what is present or immediate or is under consideration

in the future

—used before names of some parts of the body or of the clothing as an equivalent of a possessive adjective

how's the arm todaygrabbed me by the collar

—used before the name of a branch of human activity

the law

—used in prepositional phrases to indicate that the noun in the phrase serves as a basis for calculation

sold by the dozen

—used before a proper name (as of a ship or a well-known building)

the Mayflower

—used before a proper name to indicate the distinctive characteristics of a person or thing

the John Doe that we know wouldn't lie

—used before the plural form of a surname to indicate all the members of a family

the Johnsons

—used before the plural form of a numeral that is a multiple of ten to denote a particular decade of a century or of a person's life

life in the twenties

—used before the name of something used in daily life to indicate reference to the individual thing, part, or supply thought of as at hand

talked on the telephone

—used to designate one of a class as the best, most typical, best known, or most worth singling out

this is the lifewas the player in today's game

—used with a modified noun to limit the application of the noun to that specified by the modifier

the right answerPeter the Great

—used before an absolute adjective or an ordinal number

nothing but the bestpayment is due on the first

—used before a noun to limit its application to that specified by a following element in the sentence

the poet Wordsworthdidn't have the time to write

—used after a person's name to indicate a characteristic trait or notorious activity specified by the following noun

Jack the Ripper

—used before a singular noun to indicate that the noun is to be understood as representative of a whole class

good advice for the beginner

—used before an adjective functioning as a noun to indicate an abstract idea

an essay on the sublime

—used before a noun or an adjective functioning as a noun to indicate reference to a group as a whole

the richthe homeless

the

2 of 2 adverb

: than before : than otherwise

none the wiser for attending

: to what extent

the sooner the better

: to that extent

the sooner the better

单词	the
释义	the 1 of 4 definite article before consonants usually t͟hə before vowels usually t͟hē, sometimes before vowels also t͟hə; for emphasis before titles and names or to suggest uniqueness often ˈt͟hē 1 a —used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is definite or has been previously specified by context or by circumstance put the cat out b —used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is a unique or a particular member of its class the Presidentthe Lord c —used as a function word before nouns that designate natural phenomena or points of the compass the night is cold d —used as a function word before a noun denoting time to indicate reference to what is present or immediate or is under consideration in the future e —used as a function word before names of some parts of the body or of the clothing as an equivalent of a possessive adjective how's the arm today f —used as a function word before the name of a branch of human endeavor or proficiency the law g —used as a function word in prepositional phrases to indicate that the noun in the phrase serves as a basis for computation sold by the dozen h —used as a function word before a proper name (as of a ship or a well-known building) the Mayflower i —used as a function word before a proper name to indicate the distinctive characteristics of a person or thing the John Doe that we know wouldn't lie j —used as a function word before the plural form of a surname to indicate all the members of a family the Johnsons k —used as a function word before the plural form of a numeral that is a multiple of ten to denote a particular decade of a century or of a person's life life in the twenties l —used as a function word before the name of a commodity or any familiar appurtenance of daily life to indicate reference to the individual thing, part, or supply thought of as at hand talked on the telephone m —used as a function word to designate one of a class as the best, most typical, best known, or most worth singling out this is the lifethe pill —sometimes used before a personal name to denote the most prominent bearer of that name 2 a(1) —used as a function word with a noun modified by an adjective or by an attributive noun to limit the application of the modified noun to that specified by the adjective or by the attributive noun the right answerPeter the Great (2) —used as a function word before an absolute adjective or an ordinal number nothing but the bestdue on the first b(1) —used as a function word before a noun to limit its application to that specified by a succeeding element in the sentence the poet Wordsworththe days of our youthdidn't have the time to write (2) —used as a function word after a person's name to indicate a characteristic trait or notorious activity specified by the succeeding noun Jack the Ripper 3 a —used as a function word before a singular noun to indicate that the noun is to be understood generically the dog is a domestic animal b —used as a function word before a singular substantivized adjective to indicate an abstract idea an essay on the sublime 4 —used as a function word before a noun or a substantivized adjective to indicate reference to a group as a whole the elite the 2 of 4 adverb 1 : than before : than otherwise —used before a comparative none the wiser for attending 2 a : to what extent the sooner the better b : to that extent the sooner the better 3 : beyond all others likes this the best the 3 of 4 preposition : per sense 2 a dollar the dozen the- 4 of 4 combining form variants or theo- : god : God theism theocentric Word History Etymology Definite article and Preposition Middle English, from Old English thē, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article, alteration (influenced by oblique cases — as thæs, genitive — & neuter, thæt) of sē; akin to Greek ho, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article — more at that Adverb Middle English, from Old English thȳ by that, instrumental of thæt that Combining form Middle English theo-, from Latin, from Greek the-, theo-, from theos First Known Use Definite Article before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adverb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Preposition 15th century, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition the 1 of 2 definite article t͟hə (especially before consonant sounds and sometimes vowel sounds in Southern speech), t͟hē, (before vowel sounds); 1e is often ˈt͟hē 1 a —used to indicate that a following noun or term functioning as a noun has been already made known by context or by circumstance put the cat out b —used to indicate that a following noun or term functioning as a noun is a unique or a particular member of its class the Presidentthe sun c —used before nouns that designate natural phenomena or points of the compass the night is cold wind came from the east d —used before a noun denoting time to indicate reference to what is present or immediate or is under consideration in the future e —used before names of some parts of the body or of the clothing as an equivalent of a possessive adjective how's the arm todaygrabbed me by the collar f —used before the name of a branch of human activity the law g —used in prepositional phrases to indicate that the noun in the phrase serves as a basis for calculation sold by the dozen h —used before a proper name (as of a ship or a well-known building) the Mayflower i —used before a proper name to indicate the distinctive characteristics of a person or thing the John Doe that we know wouldn't lie j —used before the plural form of a surname to indicate all the members of a family the Johnsons k —used before the plural form of a numeral that is a multiple of ten to denote a particular decade of a century or of a person's life life in the twenties l —used before the name of something used in daily life to indicate reference to the individual thing, part, or supply thought of as at hand talked on the telephone m —used to designate one of a class as the best, most typical, best known, or most worth singling out this is the lifewas the player in today's game 2 a —used with a modified noun to limit the application of the noun to that specified by the modifier the right answerPeter the Great b —used before an absolute adjective or an ordinal number nothing but the bestpayment is due on the first c —used before a noun to limit its application to that specified by a following element in the sentence the poet Wordsworthdidn't have the time to write d —used after a person's name to indicate a characteristic trait or notorious activity specified by the following noun Jack the Ripper 3 a —used before a singular noun to indicate that the noun is to be understood as representative of a whole class good advice for the beginner b —used before an adjective functioning as a noun to indicate an abstract idea an essay on the sublime 4 —used before a noun or an adjective functioning as a noun to indicate reference to a group as a whole the richthe homeless the 2 of 2 adverb 1 : than before : than otherwise none the wiser for attending 2 a : to what extent the sooner the better b : to that extent the sooner the better
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the

definite article

adverb

preposition

combining form

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