| 单词 | the |
| 释义 | the I. 1. a. — used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent refers to someone or something previously mentioned or clearly understood from the context or the situation < if anyone offers you a dollar for that picture, take the dollar > < put the cat out > < this is a good shirt but the sleeves are too long > — sometimes used archaically before the relative pronoun which < a foolish quest, the which to gain and keep he sacrificed all rest — Lord Byron > — found in obsolete usage as recently as the 17th century before the relative pronoun whom < your mistress, from the whom I see there's no disjunction to be made — Shakespeare > b. < a fight to the finish > < portrayed to the life > < the truth is that I was absent > < that's the truth > < that's the bunk > < to keep the peace > c. — used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent refers to someone or something that is unique or is thought of as unique or exists as only one at a time < the Lord > < the Messiah > < the devil > < the sun > < the earth > < the universe > < the Pope > < the Dalai Lama > — often used with some kinds of geographical names, especially of rivers < the Hudson > oceans < the Atlantic > seas < the Adriatic > and groups (as of islands or mountains) that have a plural name but a distinctive identity < the Azores > < the Alps > — often used with names of literary or artistic works < the Jungle Book > < the Mona Lisa > < the Moonlight Sonata > d. — used as a function word before nouns that designate natural phenomena or points of the compass < the night is cold > < the heat is intense > < the wind came from the east > < the clouds look threatening > e. — used as a function word before some especially rather old-fashioned or nontechnical names of diseases < the palsy > < the measles > < the piles > < the flu > < the pox > f. — used as a function word before a title or a class name to designate the particular holder of that title or the particular member of that class that is most familiar to the speaker or writer by reason of the nation or culture of which he is a member < the President > < the Congress > < the Civil War > < the west coast > < the Renaissance > g. (1) Britain — used as a function word before the name of a day of the week to indicate reference to the next ensuing day so named in the period immediately under consideration < five days later, on the Sunday — David Masters > (2) — used as a function word before a noun denoting time to indicate reference to that which is present or immediate or is under consideration < news of the hour > < best movie of the week > < he was at a loss for the moment > < in the future > (3) chiefly Scotland — used as a function word immediately before any of several nouns denoting divisions of time, especially day, night, morn, and year, to form phrases with an adverbial function corresponding in meaning to standard English today, tonight, tomorrow, this year h. — used as a function word before names of some parts of the body or of the clothing as an equivalent of a possessive adjective indicating that the part in question belongs to a person previously mentioned < led her by the hand > < grabbed him by the collar > or to the speaker or writer or the person addressed < how's the arm today > < the ankle is better today, thanks > — sometimes used in a similar way before nouns denoting a family, a member of a family, an ailment from which the speaker or writer or the person addressed is known to have been suffering, or some other aspect of an individual person's situation in life < he's going on a trip and taking the family along > < I suppose you'll have to consult the wife > < how's the cough > < the headache is better, thanks > < you've been lucky enough to rate a four-week vacation from the job — Richard Joseph > i. (1) — used as a function word before a title or a personal name to designate a person of eminence or widespread reputation, especially as a man of high rank, a figure of great historical importance, a singer, an actress, or a courtesan < Robert the Bruce > < the Siddons > < the Duse > < the Pompadour > — sometimes used somewhat disparagingly in reference to a person of only very local or restricted prominence (2) — used as a function word before the surname of an Irish or Scottish clan to indicate reference to the chief of the clan < the Mackintosh > j. — used as a function word before the name of an art, artistic movement, craft, branch of learning, profession, sport, or other branch of human endeavor or proficiency; used in standard English only in a very limited number of such combinations < the opera > < the cinema > < the rococo > < the law > < the hunt > k. (1) < eighty crackers to the package > (2) — used as a function word in prepositional phrases especially with by to indicate that the noun in the phrase serves as a basis for computation < sold by the dozen > < rented by the month > < dying by the hundreds > l. — used as a function word before the proper name of a ship or a well-known building (as a theater or movie house well known at least in the city where it is located) < the Mayflower > < the Bijou > m. — used as a function word before the name of a language; obsolete except in contexts that indicate translation from an original language < translated from the German > n. — used as a function word before a gerundial verbal noun to indicate reference to an immediate instance < will cause the meat to shrivel in the cooking — American Guide Series: North Carolina > o. — used as a function word before a noun derived without affixation from a verb expressing an action or state that has duration in time and after the preposition upon or usually on to indicate a single continuous involvement in such an action or state < on the move > < on the prowl > or the temporal point of termination of such involvement < caught the ball on the fly > p. (1) — used as a function word before a date consisting only of a numeral denoting a year; obsolete except before 1715 or its contraction '15 in reference to the Jacobite uprising of that year or to the year itself as marked by that uprising and before 1745 or its contraction '45 in reference to the Jacobite uprising of that year or to the year itself as marked by that uprising < he was not out in the 1715 — W.M.Parker > < the commencement of the rising of the '15 — Leslie Smith > (2) — 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 < American life in the twenties > < a man somewhere in the sixties > q. — 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 < too fond of the booze > < looking out of the window > < talked to him on the telephone > r. — used as a function word to designate one of a class as the best, most typical, or most worth singling out < this is the life > < an author who even in his own lifetime was widely regarded as the novelist > — sometimes used before a personal name to denote the most prominent bearer of that name < became acquainted with a mathematician who was named Einstein but was not the Einstein > — sometimes used with the plural form of a family name to denote the most prominent branch of the family < on his father's side he was, to be sure, a Guzmán but not one of the Guzmáns — D.C.Peattie > — often marked in speech by full stress or in writing by special typography (as italics) s. < I would have liked to write a letter instead of a postcard, but I didn't have the time > t. (1) — used as a function word before a proper name denoting a particular character in a dramatic work or before a common noun denoting a particular role in a dramatic work to refer to the one playing that character or filling that role < in this performance a singer who has not appeared here before was the Figaro > < threw rotten eggs at the villain > (2) — used as a function word before a noun denoting a particular role in a real-life situation to refer to the one filling that role < I'm no fool; you're the fool > < in 1914, by contrast with 1898, England and France were the belligerents and America was the neutral > 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 answer > < the privileged classes > < the English language > < the greatest difficulty > < the third time > < the Boston road > < the seafood industry > — sometimes used with the adjective following the article-noun combination and itself either unmodified or more often modified < the church militant > < the man most suitable for the job > — often used in conventional epithets < the Venerable Bede > < the White House > including some in which the article and the adjective both follow the noun < Peter the Great > < Elizabeth the Second > — used also in constructions containing an additional modifier (as a subordinate clause, prepositional phrase, or infinitive phrase) as well as an adjective or an attributive noun < the usual excuses that everybody gives > < the seafood industry of this country > < the wrong way to do it > (2) — used as a function word before an absolute adjective that is equivalent in meaning to a noun modified by an adjective, including virtually all absolute occurrences of superlative adjectives or ordinal numbers < use the white buttons and not the black > < he and she are both very intelligent, but her responses are the quicker > < nothing but the best > < he is to arrive on the sixth > b. — used as a function word before a noun to limit its application to that specified by a noun especially a proper name in apposition < the poet Wordsworth > — often used before a title consisting of a generic term followed by a limiting appositive < the Lord Chief Justice > — sometimes used with the limiting term first especially in conventional epithets < William the Conqueror > c. — used as a function word before a noun to limit its application to that specified by a succeeding element in the sentence, especially a subordinate clause, prepositional phrase, or infinitive phrase < the flowers that bloom > < the John Maclean who was interred at Itchingfield — W.M.Parker > < the days of our youth > < the man in the iron mask > < the London of Elizabeth I > < the right to vote > — often used before a title consisting of a generic term followed by a limiting prepositional phrase < the Duke of York > 3. a. (1) — used as a function word before a singular noun denoting a human being, an animal, a plant, or a precious stone to indicate that the noun is to be understood generically and not individually < helpful hints for the beginner > < courtesy distinguishes the gentleman > < the dog was domesticated in prehistoric times > < hunt the wild ox > < cultivation of the potato > < the diamond is a form of carbon > — used with man or woman only in explicit contrast with another noun denoting a human being < the child is father of the man — William Wordsworth > or when man or woman is the object of the verb act or play — used also with a noun other than man or woman occurring as object of the verb act or play < play the knave > < play the martyr > < act the fool > (2) — used as a function word before a singular substantivized adjective denoting a human being to indicate generic rather than individual application < let the wicked forsake his way — Isa 55:7 (Revised Standard Version) > b. — used as a function word before a noun denoting the body, the mind, the soul, or any part, attribute, or function of any of them, to indicate generic rather than individual application < the mind is clearest when the body is in good health > < good for the soul > < the hand is quicker than the eye > < pleasing to the appetite > < a product of the imagination > c. — used as a function word before a noun denoting an object (as an implement, weapon, or musical instrument) to indicate generic rather than individual application < invention of the wheel > < users of the bow and arrow > < playing the piano > < the writing is close, analytic, sharply focused on the significant detail — William Barrett > d. archaic — used as a function word before the name of a day of the week to indicate reference to that day as one that recurs week after week < on the Sunday he goes perhaps to church — T.B.Macaulay > e. — used as a function word before a singular substantivized adjective to indicate an abstract idea < an essay on the sublime > < to recognize and enjoy the beautiful > 4. a. — used as a function word before a singular noun denoting a group to indicate reference to the group as a whole < the elite > < the aristocracy > < the rabble > b. — used as a function word before a substantivized adjective to indicate inclusive reference to a group so characterized < blessed are the merciful — Mt. 5:7 (Authorized Version) > < the land of the free — F.S.Key > c. — used as a function word before a plural noun denoting a group to indicate reference to the group as a whole < the Greeks > < the newspapers > II. 1. < I am none the wiser for attending that lecture > < instead of quieting down, they talked all the louder > < pulled his cot alongside the window, the better to lean his chin on the sill — Ethel Anderson > 2. a. < the sooner the better > < the harder you work, the sooner you will finish > b. < the sooner the better > 3. < of all my books I like this the best — Charles Dickens > III. < ten dollars the bottle > |
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