句子Bananas are usually sold by weight中的by weight中为什么没有定冠词the,它与by the day, by the hour, by year, by the ton, by the dozen不是一类结构,是吗?(虽然它们的在意思上有相似之处)
请体会一下,ton, hour, mile, metre, inch 等是不是“单位”名词?是的,也就是说它们是数学术语中的单位,这样的词汇在表示“以……为计算单位”的时候一般有两种表达方式,“in + 单位名词复数”或者用“by the + 单位名词单数”;而 weight 是重量的含义,有拿“重量”作单位的吗?没有,所以它前面不加定冠词。Bananas are usually sold by weight. 这个就句子换种说法是:Bananas are usually sold in kilos / by the kilo. 请对比一下,是否能明白呢?