问
（a）East or west, home is best. (Prov)
(b) Latitudes are the lines that go from east to west.
据我所知,east 和 west 必须跟定冠词连用,上面两句中的 east 和 west 都没有用定冠词,这是怎么回事呢?
答
关于这个问题,见 father and son。顺便指出,句(b)中 from east to west 亦可写作 from the east to the west。
（a）East or west, home is best. (Prov)
(b) Latitudes are the lines that go from east to west.
据我所知,east 和 west 必须跟定冠词连用,上面两句中的 east 和 west 都没有用定冠词,这是怎么回事呢?
关于这个问题,见 father and son。顺便指出,句(b)中 from east to west 亦可写作 from the east to the west。