1、特指某(些)人或某(些)事物。這是定冠詞the的基本用法。如:
Beijing is the capital of China.
The pen on the desk is mine.
2、指談話雙方都知道的人或事物。如:
Where is the teacher?
Open the window, please.
3、指上文提過的人或事物(第二次出現(xiàn))。如:
There was a chair by the window. On the chair sat a young woman with a baby in her arms.
The baby was thin.
4、用在世界上獨一無二的事物前。如:the earth, the moon, the sun.
5、用在序數(shù)詞和形容詞級前。(副詞級前的定冠詞可省略)如:
He is always the first to come to school.
Bob is the tallest in his class.
6、用在某些專有名詞前(由普通名詞構(gòu)成的專用名詞)。如:the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Science Museum, the Children’s Palace, the Party等。
7、用在一些習慣用語中。如:on the day, in the morning (afternoon, evening), the day after tomorrow, the day before yesterday, the next year, by the way等。
8、用在江河湖海、山脈前。如:the Yellow River, the Pacific Ocean, the Alps, the Himalayas
9、用在報刊、雜志前。如:the People’s Daily, the Evening Paper, the Times 泰晤士報。
10、表示某一家人要加定冠詞。如:
The Browns are at home to receive visitors today. 布朗一家今天要接待客人。
11、用在形容詞前,表某一類人。如:the poor, the wounded, the living, the dead, the rich, the sick等。
12、定冠詞可以表示一事物內(nèi)部的某處。如:
The driver always sits in the front of the bus(car).