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15 Rules for Using THE in English | Definite Article 英语中使用定冠词THE的15条规则
Learn how to use definite article “THE”, useful rules for using THE in English. 学习如何使用定冠词“THE”，有用的规则使用英语。
What is the Definite Article ‘The’? 定冠词the是什么?
The Definite Article ‘the’ generally specifies and identifies. It answers the question: ‘Which one?’ Is specifies a person, place, or thing already mentioned. 定冠词“the”一般规定和标识。它回答了这样一个问题:“哪一个?”是指已经提到的人、地点或事物。
The definite article ‘the’ means this, that. It answers the question which one?. It can be used with both singular and plural nouns. A noun is first introducedwith the indefinite article and the definite article is used to refer to it again. 定冠词The的意思是这个，那个。它回答了哪个问题?它既可用作单数名词也可用作复数名词。名词首先由不定冠词引入，定冠词又被用来指代不定冠词。
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Rules for using THE 使用THE的规则
1.’The‘ is used in the superlative degree. The是最高级的用法。
E.g. 例如
Thegreatest 最伟大的
Thelargest 最大的
Theworst 最糟糕的
2. The is used with the names of: The与下列名称连用:
River 河E.g. The Amazon 亚马逊
Seas 海域E.g. The Black Sea 黑海
Oceans 海洋E.g. The Atlantic Ocean 大西洋
Bays 海湾E.g. The Guanabara Bay 瓜纳巴拉湾
Banks 银行E.g. The Bank of America 美国银行
Hotels 酒店E.g. The Califonia Hotel 加利福尼亚酒店
Rules for Using THE in English | Image 英语使用THE的规则
3. The words ‘King’ and ‘Queen’. “国王”和“王后”
E.g.例如：
The Kingof Morocco 摩洛哥国王
The Queenof Sweden 瑞典女王
But the is not used before the words ‘King‘ and ‘Queen‘ if they are followed by the name of the king or queen. 但是如果单词“King”和“Queen”后面跟的是国王或女王的名字，就不能用the。
KingMohammed VI (the Sixth) 穆罕默德六世(第六世)
QueenSilvia 女王西尔维娅
4. Put the before the names of musical instruments. 把乐器的名字放在前面
E.g. 例如：
I taught myself how to play the piano. 我自学弹钢琴
He played the tune on the horn. 他用喇叭吹奏这首曲子
5. Do not put ‘the’ before the names of single mountains or hills. 不要把“the”放在单山或单山的名字前面。
E.g. 例如：
Mount Kilimanjaro 乞力马扎罗山
Nanda Devi 南达戴维
But ‘the’ must be put before the names of mountain ranges or ranges of hills. 但是“the”必须放在山脉或山脉的名字前面。
E.g. 例如：
The Eastern Ghats 东高止山脉
The Aravalli 阿拉瓦利
6. Use ‘the’ with ordinals. 用“the”和序号连用。
E.g. 例如：
Thefirst: He was the first person to set foot on the moon. 他是第一个踏上月球的人。
The eighth: The elevator broke down and we had to walk up the eighth floor. 电梯坏了，我们不得不走到八楼。
7. We say all day, all night; but all the morning, all the afternoon, all the evening, all the week. 我们整天整夜说;但是整个早上，整个下午，整个晚上，整个星期。
8. Use ‘the’ before the names of municipal or government departments and before the names of shops, business houses, industrial concerns; banks, etc. except when they begin with a personal noun. 在市级或政府部门名称前，以及在商铺、商厦、工业企业名称前使用“the”;银行等，除非它们以个人名词开头。
E.g. 例如：
The Ministry of Defence 国防部
The Sydney Opera House 悉尼歌剧院
The Anantara Hua Hin Resort 安纳塔拉华欣度假村
The Agricultural Bank of China 中国农业银行
9. ‘The’ may be used before a name which ends in Road, but it may also be omitted. “The”可以用在以Road结尾的名称之前，但也可以省略。
E.g. 例如
Susie used to live on Dudley Road. 苏茜过去住在达德利路。
I meet him at a club in the Steve Road. 我在史蒂夫路的一个俱乐部遇见了他。
10. Purpose for which the building exists visit or inspection. 建筑物存在的目的:参观或检查。
E.g. 例如
Go to church – go to the church 去教堂 - 去教堂
Go to university – go to the university 上大学 - 去大学
Go to court – go to the court 上法庭 - 上法庭
Go to prison – go to the prison 去监狱 - 去监狱
When ‘the’ is omitted, the reference is to the purpose for which the building exists. 当省略“the”时，引用是指建筑物存在的目的。
E.g. 例如
He had to go to hospital for treatment. 他不得不去医院治疗。
I’m going to go to court to get custody of the children. 我要上法庭去争取孩子的抚养权。
With ‘the’ the reference is merely to the building. It is the visit or inspection that is referred to, not the actual purpose. “the”只是指建筑物。这是指访问或检查，而不是实际目的。
E.g. 例如
I’m going to the hospital to visit my brother. 我要去医院探望我的兄弟。
We went to the court and asked for a delay to continue preparing our defense. 我们去了法庭，要求延迟继续准备辩护。
11. Do not put ‘the‘ before the names of substances if they are used in a general sense. 如果在一般意义上使用，请不要在物质名称前加上“the”。
E.g. 例如
Gold will not buy everything. 黄金并非万能。
Oil does not mix with water. 油和水不能混合。
Flowers grow along the side of the wall. 花沿着墙生长。
But ‘the’ must be used if the reference is to a particular kind of specimen of the substance. 但是如果指的是某一种物质的样本，则必须使用“the”。
E.g. 例如
Thegold mined here is of poor quality. 这里开采的黄金质量很差。
Theoil from the vats is used for cooking. 桶里的油是用来做饭的。
12. ‘the’ is used before a singular noun to express what we call the generic singular, i.e. the one thing mentioned is taken to represent all of the kind. 'the'在单数名词之前用于表达我们称之为通用单数，即提到的一件事用于表示所有类型。
E.g. 例如
Thewhale is in danger of becoming extinct. 鲸有灭绝的危险。
An exception to the above rule is the noun man when it is used to denote the human race as a whole. 上述规则的一个例外是名词man，它用来表示整个人类。
13. ‘the’ is used before common nouns which are names of things unique or their kind. (Before a noun of a thing which exists only one) 'the'在常用名词之前使用，它们是独特的名称或类型。 （在只存在一个的东西的名词之前）
E.g. 例如
Theworld 世界
Thesea 大海
Thesky 天空
14. ‘the’ is used before an adjective when the noun is understood. 当名词被理解时，the被用在形容词前面。
E.g. 例如
Jeans are popular among the young. 牛仔裤在年轻人中很受欢迎。
15. ‘the‘ is also used as an adverb with comparatives. “the”也用作比较级的副词。
E.g. 例如
The longer you keep this wine, the better it tastes. 这种酒保存得越久，味道越好。
The more you care, the more you have to lose. 在意的越多，失去的就越多。