He was elected as councillor. 他被选为议员。
这里的 councillor 前面为什么没用冠词?这不应该是独一无二的职位吧?
表示独一无二的职位或头衔的名词在句中作表语,宾语、宾补或同位语的时候,可用零冠词表示特指,接近于定冠词的用法,有时也可定冠词。如:
Who's (the) captain of your team?
John was elected monitor of the class.
They elected John (the) chairman of the committee.
The foreign visitors asked me to act as interpreter.
Charles Dickens, (the) author of David Copperfield, was a distinguished English novelist.
He soon rose to the rank of colonel.
The title of advanced worker has been conferred on the young man.
He gave his life, and was honoured with the title of Combat Hero.
引自章振邦《新编高级英语语法》
一般一个州或一个选区只能选一个议员。在这个州或者选区,“议员”就是唯一的头衔或职位。
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He was elected as councillor. 他被选为议员。
这里的 councillor 前面为什么没用冠词?这不应该是独一无二的职位吧?
同意曹老师的解答观点
通常在以下几种情况名词前面不使用任何冠词。
【1】表示唯一的头衔、职务、职称、身份等的名词,在句中作表语、宾(主)补时,该名词常不与冠词连用。
Lincoln became President of the United States.
林肯成为美国总统。
Li Ming was made monitor of our class.
李明被选为我们班的班长。
He is dean of the department.
他是这个系的主任。
Mr. Smith, Chairman of the committee,is going to present the winner with the prize.
委员会主席史密斯先生将为优胜者颁奖。
【2】turn作为系动词,且当"变成"解时,其后的表语若为单数可数名词,一般不用冠词。
His brother turned thief.
他哥哥成了小偷。
对比:His brother became a thief.
但作表语的名词前有形容词修饰时,则该名词前常有不定冠词。
His brother turned a great inventor.
他哥哥成了一位伟大的发明家。
【3】书名、标题前一般不用冠词。
Do you have "From Earth to Moon"?
你有《从地球到月亮》这本书吗?
Have you read "Oliver Twist"?
你读过《雾都孤儿》吗?
【4】以as,though引导的让步状语从句,名词放于句首时,该名词前常不用冠词。
Child as he is, he knows a lot about it.
尽管他是小孩,但这件事他知道很多。
Girl though she was, she dared to face the enemy.
尽管她是女孩,但她敢面对敌人。
【5】 man,woman表泛指时,常不用冠词,且用单数形式。
Man will change nature.
人类将会改变自然。
Man tries to be a protector of woman.
男人试图做女人的保护者。
【6】 word指"消息",nature表示"自然;自然界"时,常不用冠词。
Word came that I was wanted on the phone.
有消息说有人给我打电话。
Is nature at its best in spring?
自然界在春天时最美丽吗?
【7】 两个名词指同一个人时,后一个名词前常不用冠词。
The poet and writer is going to give us a talk.
这位诗人兼作家打算给我们做报告。
【8】 当no用作形容词修饰名词,或与such连用修饰名词时,名词前常不用冠词。
She has no mother.
她没有妈妈。
There is no such word.
没有这样的单词。
【9】 在"fool(man)+enough+to do"结构中,该名词前常不用冠词。
I was fool enough to accept his offer.
我接受他的提议真是够傻的。
【10】 在"名词+介词短语"独立主格结构中,名词前常不用冠词。
The teacher came in, book in hand.
老师进来了,手里拿着书。
但在"with+名词+介词短语"复合结构中,名词前常要加冠词。如上面例句可改为:
The teacher came in, with a book in his hand.
老师进来了,手里拿着书。
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