others 和the others的区别

题目

others 和the others的区别
Joseph has collected many rare stamps.Some were given by his friends,（ ） were bought from the Internet.
x05A.the other B.other C.others D.the others
这题答案为什么是C不是B呢?其他的邮票和他朋友给的邮票都是Joseph的,不是有范围的吗?

答案

the other加复数名词=the others指的是一定范围内“所有其余的人或事物”,是特指；而other加复数名词=others 却是没有明确范围的“另外的人或事物”,some是个含糊概念,其之外的邮票并非就是特指,some与others通常搭...