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单词 definite article
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Definition of definite article in English:

definite article

noun
Grammar
  • A determiner (the in English) that introduces a noun phrase and implies that the thing mentioned has already been mentioned, or is common knowledge, or is about to be defined (as in the book on the table; the art of government; the famous public school in Berkshire).

    〔语法〕定冠词。比较INDEFINITE ARTICLE

    Compare with indefinite article
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There may be a difference between the definite article and the indefinite article, and there are different views on capital letters, I suppose.
    • The power of the definite article to particularize a common noun is dependent on context, apart from which its reference remains ambiguous.
    • There certainly are a lot of bands around at the moment known by nothing more than a definite article and a noun.
    • We found more errors in normal text for correctly capitalized definite articles than for capitalized nouns at the beginning of a sentence.
    • Adjectives that refer to people are sometimes introduced by the definite article the or by a possessive pronoun.

Definition of definite article in US English:

definite article

nounˈdef(ə)nət ˈärdəkəlˈdɛf(ə)nət ˈɑrdəkəl
Grammar
  • A determiner (the in English) that introduces a noun phrase and implies that the thing mentioned has already been mentioned, or is common knowledge, or is about to be defined (as in the book on the table; the art of government; the famous poet and short story writer).

    〔语法〕定冠词。比较INDEFINITE ARTICLE

    Compare with indefinite article
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Adjectives that refer to people are sometimes introduced by the definite article the or by a possessive pronoun.
    • There may be a difference between the definite article and the indefinite article, and there are different views on capital letters, I suppose.
    • We found more errors in normal text for correctly capitalized definite articles than for capitalized nouns at the beginning of a sentence.
    • There certainly are a lot of bands around at the moment known by nothing more than a definite article and a noun.
    • The power of the definite article to particularize a common noun is dependent on context, apart from which its reference remains ambiguous.
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