区别辨析 another, other, the other,others, the others

有读者问: another, other, the other, others, the others在用法上有何区别?

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another可用作代词与形容词。它的本义是one other,意指“另(外)一个”(无定指),如:

(1)I don't like this one, show me another .

它也可指“再一个,又一个”(one more of the same kind),如:

(2)Have another cup.

它表“再,又”时还可后接复数可数名词,如:

(3)I'll be back in another six weeks.

other亦可用作代词和形容词,有复数形式others。其义为“别的(人或物)。作为代词,单形other常与the连用,并与one对比,如:

(4)One is white, the other is black.

复形others表不定指,如:

(5)Be kind to others .

the others表定指,如:

(6)I must consult the others about the matter.

作为形容词,other之后可接单形或复形名词,并常可前置the、形容词性物主代词(my, your, his等)、某些不定代词(any, some, no等)以及数词等,实例如:

(7)I sleep in this room, and my brother sleeps in the other room.

(8)Shut your other eye.

(9)Any other questions?

(10)I have two other questions.

the other有时有“对面的,相反的”的意思,实例如:

(11)He walked across the road to the other side.

(12)It's just the other way round.