other/another/the other/others用法大全，一篇學會不定代名詞用法

One / ones: 同個類別裡的「某」一個或一些。

例句：

1. My car is too old. I'm getting a new one soon.
(我的車太舊了。我很快就要買一台新的。)
2. I broke some plates in the kitchen, so I will need to buy some new ones.
(我打破一些廚房裡的盤子，所以我需要買一些新的。)

注意 one / ones與it / them 的差異：

3a. Sam wants to buy a house in Taipei, but he can't afford one (one = a house in Taipei).
(Sam想買間台北的房子，不過他買不起。)
3b. Ed wants to buy the apartment next to the MRT station, but he can't afford it (it = the apartment next to the MRT station).
(Ed想買下那間捷運站旁的公寓，不過他買不起。)

4a. Amy's glasses are broken. She plans to get new ones (ones = glasses) tonight.
(Amy的眼鏡壞了。她打算晚上去配副新的。)
4b. Bob's glasses are broken. He plans to get them (them = Bob's glasses) fixed tonight.
(Bob的眼鏡壞了。他打算晚上拿去修理。)

Another: 同個類別裡的「另外」或「再」一個，表示「單數」。

例句：

1. This bus is too crowded. There is another bus in five minutes.
(這台巴士太擠了。五分鐘後有另一台巴士會來。)
2. Buy two shirts and you get another completely free.
(買兩件襯衫，然後你就可以拿到另一件免費的襯衫。語意：買兩件，拿到三件。)

Other / others: 同個類別裡的「另外」一些，經常用於「比較」。

後面通常接「複數」名詞或動詞。

例句：

1. Dublin is very expensive compared to other major cities in Europe.
(跟歐洲其它主要都市比較起來，Dublin物價很貴。)
2. Some employees are happy, but others are not.
(有些員工很開心，不過有些其他員工不開心。)

The other / the others: 同類事物裡的「另一個」或「剩下其它」。

The other 當「形容詞時」，後面可以接單數或複數名詞。

例句：

1. Here's one sock, but where's the other one?
(這裡有一隻襪子，不過另一隻在哪裡？情境：說話者正在找一雙襪子。)
2. Jim and Sue are here, but I can't find the other kids.
(Jim跟Sue在這裡，不過我找不到其他小孩。情境：老師跟一群小朋友走散了。)

The other 當「代名詞」時，指「兩個人或事物裡的另一個」

後面要接單數動詞。

例句：

3. Dan has two favorite sports. One is basketball. The other is tennis.
(Dan最喜歡兩個運動。一個是籃球。另一個是網球。)
4. The trail splits in two here. One part stays along the river and the other goes to a lookout point.
(步道在這裡分成兩條。一條沿著河邊，另一條通往一個眺望點。)

The others只能當代名詞

指一群人或事物裡的剩餘其它份子，數量大於二，後面要接複數動詞。

例句：

5. One of Lisa's children is in high school. The others are in college.
(Lisa的其中一個小孩唸高中。其他小孩在念大學。語意：Lisa至少有三個小孩。)
6. I've received two of the five books I ordered, but the others haven't arrived yet.
(我訂了五本書。我已經收到其中兩本，還未收到其它本。)

練習

選擇正確答案。

1. Brenda, your cookies are so delicious. Can I have ________?
   (A) one
   (B) other
   (C) another
   (D) the other

2. Some people like living in big cities, but ________ prefer living in the countryside.
   (A) other
   (B) others
   (C) another
   (D) the other

3. Sandra is much brighter than all ________ students in her class.
   (A) other
   (B) others
   (C) the other
   (D) the others

4. I have a few books on Japanese food. You can borrow ________ if you want.
   (A) one
   (B) ones
   (C) others
   (D) another

解析

1. 根據語意，說話者已經吃了Brenda烤的餅乾，還想再吃，所以選(C)。(A)錯誤：說話者已經吃了餅乾，還想再吃，所以不可選。如果題目改成Brenda, your cookies look so delicious …，那麼說話者就可以說Can I have one? (因為他(她)還未吃到)。

2. 根據語意，有些人喜歡住大城市，不過有些「其他人」喜歡住鄉下，所以選(B)。(A)錯誤：other是形容詞，後面需接名詞。

3. 根據語意，Sandra比她班上所有其他學生更聰明，所以選(C)。(A)錯誤：題目句把全班學生分成兩組(Sandra vs. 所有其他學生)。Other只表示「某些」其他人，與句義不符。

4. 根據語意，說話者可以借書給聽話者，而且聽話者尚未借過書，所以選(A)。(B)錯誤：如果要表達複數概念，需說some。

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