英汉词典

the 基本解释

• art. 这；那
• adv. 更加（用于比较级，最高级前）

the 中文词源

来自古英语 the,那个，来自 PIE*to,指示代词，词源同 this,that.

the 英文词源

the

the: [OE] The nominative forms of the Old English definite article were se (masculine), sēo (feminine), and thæt (neuter – ancestor of modern English that). In the late Old English period se was replaced by the, probably an eroded version of that and perhaps the same word as the Old English relative particle the. Its drafting in to take the place of se was no doubt promoted by the fact that all the inflected forms of the Old English definite article (thone, thæm, thæs, etc) began with th-. When the distinction between genders began to die out in the early Middle English period, the took over as the general form.
=> that, then, there, this, though

the

definite article, late Old English þe, nominative masculine form of the demonstrative pronoun and adjective. After c.950, it replaced earlier se (masc.), seo (fem.), þæt (neuter), and probably represents se altered by the th- form which was used in all the masculine oblique cases (see below).

	Masc.	Fem.	Neut.	Plural
Nom.	se	seo	þæt	þa
Acc.	þone	þa	þæt	þa
Gen.	þæs	þære	þæs	þara
Dat.	þæm	þære	þæm	þæm
Inst.	þy, þon	--	þy, þon	--

Old English se is from PIE root *so- "this, that" (cognates: Sanskrit sa, Avestan ha, Greek ho, he "the," Irish and Gaelic so "this"). For the þ- forms, see that. The s- forms were entirely superseded in English by mid-13c., excepting a slightly longer dialectal survival in Kent. Old English used 10 different words for "the" (see table), but did not distinguish "the" from "that." That survived for a time as a definite article before vowels (that one or that other).

Adverbial use in the more the merrier, the sooner the better, etc. is a relic of Old English þy, the instrumentive case of the neuter demonstrative (see that).

the 双语例句

1. In " the black cat " the adjective " black " modifies the noun " cat " .

在the black cat这一词组中,形容词 black 修饰名词cat.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. The best thing to do when entering unknown territory is smile.

踏入未知地带最好的对策就是微笑。

来自美剧《凯莉日记》

3. The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places.

生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤，但到后来，那些受伤的地方会变得更坚强。

来自金山词霸 每日一句

4. Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.

人生就应该是快乐的，要抓住每一天，孩子们，让你们的生活变得非凡起来。

来自电影《死亡诗社》

5. When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.

当生活很艰难，你想要放弃的时候，请记住，生活充满了起起落落，如果没有低谷，那站在高处也失去了意义。

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the 实用场景例句

The best thing to do when entering unknown territory is smile.

踏入未知地带最好的对策就是微笑。

美剧《凯莉日记》

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places.

生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤，但到后来，那些受伤的地方会变得更坚强。

金山词霸 每日一句

Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.

人生就应该是快乐的，要抓住每一天，孩子们，让你们的生活变得非凡起来。

电影《死亡诗社》

When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.

当生活很艰难，你想要放弃的时候，请记住，生活充满了起起落落，如果没有低谷，那站在高处也失去了意义。

The happiest are not those who own all the best things, but those who can appreciate the beauty of life.

最幸福的人们并不一定什么都是最好，只是他们懂得欣赏生活的美好。

金山词霸 每日一句

Eventually, you'll learn to cry that on the inside.

终有一天，你会学会让泪往心里流。

美剧《破产姐妹》

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.--Winston Churchill

成功不是终点，失败也并非末日，最重要的是继续前进的勇气。

金山词霸 每日一句

If you're not satisfied with the life you're living, don't just complain. Do something about it.

对于现况的不满，不能只是抱怨，要有勇气作出改变。

金山词霸 每日一句

The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.

当你从内心深处找到一种可以忍受一切痛苦的坚强力量时，你的成长历程就会出现飞跃。

金山词霸 每日一句

Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting.It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.

友情是理解，不是妥协；是原谅，不是遗忘。即使不联系，感情依然在。

金山词霸 每日一句

The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.

你是什么样的人和你想成为什么样的之间的差距就是，你做了什么。

金山词霸 每日一句

She went directly to Simon's apartment and knocked on the door.

她直奔西蒙的房间，敲了敲门。

柯林斯例句

They have maintained their optimism in the face of desolating subjugation.

面对遭征服的悲惨命运，他们保持了乐观的态度。

柯林斯例句

He was well acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland.

他对于法国、德国和荷兰的文学了如指掌。

柯林斯例句

What will be the effect of the alliance between IBM and Apple?

若IBM公司和苹果公司联手将会有什么效果呢？

柯林斯例句