the是什么意思

the是定冠词，是指说话人与听者已知的人或物，用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用 。

看下面例句，There were three questions. The first two were relatively easy but the third one was hard. 有三个问题。头两个相对容易，第三个困难。

the 是定冠词，用于名词短语前。辅音前发 /ðə/，元音前发 /ði/，强调时发 /ðiː/。