区别限定词

限定词 other 和 another 指的是剩馀或其他的事。两者都是放在名词前,the other 则不混为一谈,因为它的用法稍有不同。

Other 可数名词复数以及所有不可数名词
Another 可数名词单数
The other 任何可以用定冠词 「the」的名词

other 的用法

other 可以放在 some丶any丶no 等限定词后。

举例
  • Do you have other shoes?
  • There are other jobs you could try.
  • Is there any other bread?
  • I have some other sugar we could use.
  • We have no other ideas.

当 other 前面是限定词,而且后面接的是可数名词复数形,当语境已经很清楚名词为何物,则可直接省略不提。在这种情况下,other 会成为复数形 others。这种情形也会发生 other 单独和可数名词连用的时候,只是较不常见。

举例
  • Do you have any others?
  • I know some others who might like to come.
  • There are no others in this box.
  • I know others like vanilla, but I prefer chocolate.
  • She doesn't have to wear that dress. She has others.

使用 another

another 与可数名词单数形连用。至于不可数名词,another 通常会接单数的测量词。

举例
  • Have another cookie.
  • Would you like another cup of tea?
  • He has another brother.
  • I don't have another car.
  • I'll come by another time.

使用 the other

当 the other 修饰的是可数名词复数形时,而且语境已经很清楚名词为何物,则可直接省略。在这种情况下,other 会成为复数形。

举例
  • Where is the other box of cereal?
  • I work on the weekend and go to school on the other days of the week.
  • May I use the other honey for my recipe?
  • I enjoyed the first book but I didn't read the other books in the series.
  • Have you seen the others?
  • Jim ate two cookies. I ate the others.