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Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it hints at is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already completely specified.

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/ˈðiː/

冠詞

日本語の意味

特定の名詞を指し示す定冠詞。既に知られている、または文脈上明確に指定された対象を示すために使用される

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She could not ignore the evidence.

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彼女はその証拠を無視できなかった。

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I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)

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意味（2）

The street that runs through my hometown.

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Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.

No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.

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That was the best apple pie ever.

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意味（5）

Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.

That apple pie was the best.

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Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.

Stern and God-fearing, the Afrikaner takes his religion seriously.

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Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.

Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.

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No one in the whole country had seen it before.

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Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.

A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)

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When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.

That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.

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