“representative”前的冠词用法解析
根据representative的词性及语境,其冠词搭配制度如下:
1. 作名词时的冠词选择
- 泛指(首次提及或类别中的任意个体):
- a/an + representative(根据发音选择):
- 例句:He is a representative of our school.(他是我们学校的代表)
- 发音制度:以辅音音素开头用a(如 a representative),以元音音素开头用an(如 an elected representative)。
- a/an + representative(根据发音选择):
- 特指(已知或已提过的具体对象):
- the + representative(强调特定性):
- 例句:The representative you met yesterday is from the government.(你昨天见到的代表来自政府)
- the + representative(强调特定性):
2. 作形容词时的冠词逻辑
当representative修饰名词时,冠词由被修饰的名词决定:
- 例句:This is a representative sample of the population.(这是人口的典型样本)
- 此处a修饰名词sample,而非形容词representative。
3. 固定搭配中的零冠词情况
在be representative of(代表……的)结构中,representative为形容词,无需冠词:
- 例句:The survey is representative of all age groups.(该调查覆盖所有年龄群体)
- 名词用法:根据泛指/特指选择a/an或the;
- 形容词用法:冠词由被修饰的名词决定;
- 固定搭配:be representative of中无需冠词。
具体选择需结合语境判断,例如:
“She became the representative of our team.”(特指团队唯一代表)
“We need a representative to attend the meeting.”(泛指任意代表)