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the + noun (specific or previously mentioned)
用于指代前文已提及或双方都知道的事物。
I saw a dog. The dog was brown.
我看到一只狗。那只狗是棕色的。
那
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
那
v. i. See Thee.；definite article. A word placed before nouns to limit or；individualize their meaning.；adv. By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used；before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more；difficult it is to reform.
I saw a dog. The dog was brown.
我看到一只狗。那只狗是棕色的。
那
v. i. See Thee.；definite article. A word placed before nouns to limit or；individualize their meaning.；adv. By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used；before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more；difficult it is to reform.
The cat is sleeping on the sofa.
那只猫正在沙发上睡觉。
Please close the door when you leave.
你离开时请关上门。
The sun rises in the east every morning.
太阳每天早晨从东方升起。
用于指代前文已提及或双方都知道的事物。
I saw a dog. The dog was brown.
我看到一只狗。那只狗是棕色的。
用于形容词最高级或序数词前，表示特指。
She is the tallest girl in the class.
她是班上最高的女孩。
Not this
I like the music.
Use this
I like music.
汉语没有冠词，学习者容易在泛指时也加 the；去掉 the 表示一般意义上的音乐。
Not this
Moon is very bright tonight.
Use this
The moon is very bright tonight.
对于世界上独一无二的事物（如月亮），英语必须加 the；汉语没有冠词导致遗漏。
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该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.