独一无二的职位名词作同位语可不加the吗

Edward, captain of the school football team, broke his leg yesterday.

我知道，表独一无二的职位名词作表语或补足语时，其前的定冠词the可有可无。请问，作同位语也可以不加the吗？

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最佳答案 2019-08-01 17:59

表独一无二的身份或职位的名词作同位语时，其作用是对前面的名词作补充说明，具有补足语的特性，等同于非限制性定语从句who is (the) captain of the school football team。所以，其前的定冠词也是可有可无的。夸克《英语语法大全》（P.374）中就有类似的一个例句：

Anne Martin, (the) star of the TV series and (the) author of a well-known book on international cuisine, has resigned from her post on the Consumer Council.