other与another

1. other在用作代词时可以有复数others,another (an+other)前面不用冠词。

限定词 代词
another book (is) another (is)
other books (are) others (are)
the other book (is) the other (is)
the other books (are) the others (are)

2. another的本义是除上面提及外的“另一个”,others指除上面提及外的“另外一些”。the other(s)指“其余的、剩下的”

3. 在表示时间、金钱、距离的短语前,another可用于有数词修饰的复数名词前。
We drove another ten miles.(又驱车走了十英里。)

4.each other, one another, every other

Tom and Ann/The four of them like each other/one another.
一般认为,each other用来表示“两个事物之间的相互关系”,one another用来表示“多数人(物)之间的相互关系”,但实际使用中,两者并没有什么区别。

Please write on every other line.(每隔一行)
I see her every other week.(每隔一周,每两周)
我们还可以说every other day/month/year等。

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