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通常来说，a 是用在以辅音开首的词前面，an 是用在以元音开首的词前面；
可数名词前面用 a（或 an），不可数名词前面不可用a（或 an)，如可以说 a healthy boy，却不可以说 a health；
在特定情况下，a（或 an）可以用在复数形式前面:习语中有a few (books)，a great many (books)等表示方法。在表示时间或款项的短语前面，如 a further five minutes。在若干在形式上是复数而在意思上是单数的单词前面，如 a barracks，a links。在美国口语中，如 a good ways，a long ways；
a（或 an）有时有“一个而不是那所要的一个”的意思。a 也有“任何一个”的意思。I got a letter indeed，but it was from a friend. 事实上，我收到了一封信，但只是一个朋友的来信。I wanted to read a book，I did not care whether it was a history，a novel，or a biography.
a 与 few 搭配使用时，few 是“很少”，有“几乎没有”的意思。a few 是“若干”，有“颇有几个”的意思。注意，only a few 却等于 few，也是“很少”的意思。

(NOT PARTICULAR) used before a noun to refer to a single thing or person that has not been mentioned before, especially when you are not referring to a particular thing or person
(ONE) one

You use a or an when you are referring to someone or something for the first time or when people may not know which particular person or thing you are talking about.
You use a or an when you are referring to any person or thing of a particular type and do not want to be specific.
You use a or an in front of an uncount noun when that noun follows an adjective, or when the noun is followed by words that describe it more fully.
You use a or an in front of a mass noun when you want to refer to a single type or make of something.
You use a in quantifiers such as a lot, a little, and a bit. (a lot), (a little), (a bit##bit)
You use a or an to refer to someone or something as a typical member of a group, class, or type.
You use a or an in front of the names of days, months, or festivals when you are referring to one particular instance of that day, month, or festival.
You use a or an when you are saying what someone is or what job they have.
You use a or an instead of the number "one," especially with words of measurement such as "hundred," "hour," and "metre," and with fractions such as "half," "quarter," and "third." (one)
You use a or an in expressions such as eight hours a day to express a rate or ratio.
&rarran informal or dialect word for have
&rarr(usually linked to the preceding noun) an informal form of of
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