“数词+other”还是“other+数词”
other 与数词连用时,是置于数词之前还是之后?
一般说来,other 与数词连用时,通常应放在数词之后,其意为“另外的……个”;此时的other主要起区别作用,即将其后所修饰的人或事物与前面提及的相同人或事物区别开来。如:
Every member must bring one other person. 每一个会员必须带一个人来。
Mary rents a house with three other girls. 玛丽和另外3位姑娘合租一幢房子。
但若所修饰的名词带有定冠词表示特指,则other也可放数词之后或之前,但仍以置于数词之后为普通,此时表示“其余的……个”。如:
The faces of the other three girls were fixed on Alex. 其余3位姑娘盯着艾利克斯。
Police took the five other passengers to hospital. 警方将其余5名乘客送到医院。
但是,如果后面不接名词,other则必须置于数词前。如:
The other six are masterpieces. 另外6本都是杰作。
另外,表复数意义的others前也可以用数词修饰(因为others=other+复数名词)。如:
Three others lay wounded. 另外3个人受伤躺在那里。
There were four of them, two police cars and two others. 共有4辆车,2辆警车和2辆其他车。