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问题: 英语

others,other,the other another等的区别

解答:

1)another指不定数目中的“另一个,又一个(三个以上)”,用来代替或修饰单数可数名词。例如:I don’t like this one. Please give me another.
(2)other意思是“另外的,其他的”,修饰复数名词。例如:
What other animals do you like?
(3)the other通常指两个中的“另一个”。例如:She has two daughters. One is a teacher, the other is a doctor.
(4)others泛指“另外的人或物”。例如:Some people like swimming, and others like boating.
(5)the others特指某范围内的“其余全部的人或物”。例如:There are forty books in the box. Ten are mine, and the others are my father’s.