1.泛指的复数名词,表示一类人或事物时,可不用定冠词(泛指的复数名词非零冠词):
They are teachers. 他们是教师。
当两个或两个以上名词并用时,常省去冠词;
I can't write without pen or pencil.
没有钢笔和铅笔,我就写不了字。
2.有些个体名词不用冠词,如:
(/)school,(/)college,(/)prison,(/)market,(/)hospital,(/)bed,(/)table,(/)class,(/)town,(/)church,(/)court 等个体名词,直接置于介词后,表示该名词的不同含义:
go to hospital 去医院看病
go to the hospital 去医院
in table 就餐
in the table\tables 在桌旁
3.不用冠词的序数词:
a. 序数词前有物主代词
b. 序数词作副词 He came (/)first in the race.
c. 在固定词组中 at (/或the) first,first of all, from first to last
注:三餐饭前带有形容词修饰时,应加冠词:
have a quick breakfast .
当球类指具体事物时,应加冠词:
where is the football ?
4.某些中国乐器前面不加冠词,例如:
play (/)erhu;play (/)dizi ( 弹古筝 play the zither 吹笛子 play the flute)
5.有些物质名词和抽象名词前永远用零冠词,即使有形容词,也用零冠词。常见的有:
(/)weather,(/)progress,(/)fun,(/)advice,(/)news,(/)information,(/)luck,(/)furniture,(/)wealth,(/)honesty 等。
另外,man 表示“人类”和word 表示“音讯”时一般不加冠词,如:
It is well known that (/)man has a very close relationship with (/)environment.
众所周知,人类与环境关系非常密切。
6.在表示颜色和语言的名词前用零冠词,例:
She is in(/)red 她穿红色衣服(=She is in a red dress)
7.特殊动词后用零冠词,如:
He turns(/)father.
(/)Student as he is.