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单词 indefinite article
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indefinite article
noun[C]
languagespecialized
uk
/ɪnˌdef.ɪ.nət ˈɑː.tɪ.kəl/us
/ɪnˌdef.ɪ.nət ˈɑːr.t̬ɪ.kəl/
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thegrammaticalnamefor the words "a" and "an" inEnglishor words in otherlanguagesthat have asimilaruse
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definite articlespecialized
Examples
  • If youaskfor 'ahamsandwich', you're using theindefinitearticle'a' before thenoun.
  • Don'tforgetthat, before any wordbeginningwith avowel, theindefinitearticlewould be 'an', forexample'aninterestingbook'.
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(Definition ofindefinite articlefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

indefinite article| American Dictionary

indefinite article
noun[C]
us
/ɪnˈdef·ə·nət ˈɑr·t̬ɪ·kəl/
grammar
the words "a" and "an" inEnglish, or words in otherlanguagesthat have asimilaruse.
(Definition ofindefinite articlefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofindefinite article

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The reason for thinking this is that it cannot be determined by theindefinitearticle.
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When vowel-initial nouns or noun modifiers followed theindefinitearticle, an occurred.
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The latter were productions of a definite suffix instead of anindefinitearticle, a pronoun, an irrelevant comment, or a refusal to respond.
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For the present analysis gender marked definite andindefinitearticleforms were used irrespective of case.
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In the above sentence, for example, the rhematic nature of the subject is signaled by itsindefinitearticle.
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As hardly any dative forms of theindefinitearticleoccurred, indefinite forms were not included in the analysis.
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For theindefinitearticlethere was a perfect fit.
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Identifying such, on the other hand, can occur with several other determiners besides theindefinitearticle, and it follows rather than precedes them.
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I will propose that this difference is due to the different prosodic prominence of theindefinitearticleand the possessive pronoun.
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These facts certainly suggest that there is a difference in the prosodic status of theindefinitearticleand the possessive pronoun.
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Figure 1 presents absolute frequencies of gender marked definite andindefinitearticleforms, correct and incorrect forms summed up.
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The appropriateindefinitearticleis inserted by procedures associated with the grammar.
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In this example, the tested category, neuter gender, is to be shown in the answer by theindefinitearticleand the adjective.
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They were included because the adult speakers that evaluated the children's productions agreed that in those contexts, with singular nouns, anindefinitearticleis obligated.
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If this is true, they may err on the side of probability when in doubt, by choosing the most frequentindefinitearticlein the language.
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