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.

词汇	definite article
释义	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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