定冠詞也出現(xiàn)在其他 11 種情況中，非同時注意不可。

　�、庞迷趩螖�(shù)名詞前面，以代表同類的人或物，如：

　　● The ox is a useful animal for farmers.

　　● This type of work is easier for the teacher than for the student.

　　但當(dāng)涉及 man 和 woman 這兩個名詞時，一般上不必用 the ：

　　● Man is mortal.

　　● Woman differs from man in many ways.

　�、朴迷趩螖�(shù)名詞前面來表示有關(guān)名詞的抽象概念，如：

　　● Don't play the fool.

　　● Peter is fond of the bottle.

　�、怯迷跀�(shù)目字前面，如：

　　● Mr Li is somewhere in the 30s.

　　● She was not yet born in the 50s.

　�、扔迷跍y量單位前面，以表示“每”(each/per)，如：

　　● Some factory workers are paid by the hour.

　　● This car usually does 15 kilometres to the litre.

　�、捎迷诒容^級形容詞或副詞之前，以加強其意義，如：

　　● The teacher explained the idea again, but his students were none the wiser.

　　● Your mind will function all the better if you have some time away from your work.

　�、视迷凇皌he more/better……the more/better……”結(jié)構(gòu)里，如：

　　● The more we practise, the more we improve.

　　● The better the staff, the better the performance.

　�、擞迷跇菲髅�稱之前，如：

　　● The piano sounds better than the organ.

　�、逃迷趧≡骸㈦�*之前，如：

　　● Do you often go to the cinema?

　　● Tom went to the Lido last week.

　　⑼用在四個方向之前，如：

　　● The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

　　⑽用在復(fù)數(shù)姓氏之前，以表示有關(guān)家人，如：

　　● The Browns will visit us tonight.

　　⑾用在某些慣用語之前，如：

　　● We know the ins and outs of the matter.

　　● Compare the pros and cons before you make your decision.