typical

1.下面两句里typical...前面用a或the都可以：

• Lincoln was a (或the) typical American patriot。（林肯是个典型的美国爱国者。）
• He is a (或the) typical absent-minded professor, always leaving his umbrella and other possessions in the bus or the tram. （他就是最典型的心不在焉的教授，老是把伞或其他东西遗忘在公共汽车或电车里。）

2.typical后面接of。例如：It was typical of him that he always replied to a letter the day he received it.