不定冠词a与an的使用
1.an 用于以元音开头的单词前,即
单元音[e] [ae] [a:] [כ] [כ:] [۸] [3:] [ə] [i] [i:] [u] [u:]
双元音[ei] [ai] [כi] [əu] [au] [εə] [iə] [uə]
There is an "i" in the word "onion". (单词onion中有个字母i。)
Do you have an umbrella? ( 你有一把雨伞吗?)
元音开头单词的首字母有:a, e, i, f, h, l, m, n, o, r, s, u, x。
2.a 用在以辅音开头的单词前,即以上元音以外的音素以外的音素。如:
There is a "b" in the word "book". (单词book中有个字母b。)
She has a small knife. (她有一把小刀。)
辅音开头单词的首字母有:b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z。
注意:以元音字母开头的单词前面不一定都用an;以辅音字母开头的单词前面也不一定都用a。如:
a useful book
a universe
a one-letter word
an hour
an uncle
an umbrella
an honest person