A or an, the and a zero article.

A 或者 an、the 还有零冠词。

The zero article, which is used with plural or uncountable nouns.

零冠词，与复数名词或者不可数名词连用。

Look at these words and tell me if they take a zero article or a definite article.

看这些词，然后告诉我他们是否要加零冠词或定冠词。

The zero article is used with plural and uncountable nouns, and the definite article is used with shared knowledge.

零冠词用于复数名词，或者不可数名词，定冠词用于已知信息。

The term “zero article” itself is not very important. It is just a way of saying no article is used.

零冠词这个术语本身并不十分重要，这只是表达无冠词的一种方式。

We usually use the zero article when we talk about our homes, beds and meals, such as dinner.

我们通常会在谈论家、床还有三餐，比如晚餐的时候，用零冠词。

Grammarians call this the " zero article."

语法学家称之为“零冠词” 。

Notice that general statements use the zero article.

请注意，通用语句使用零冠词。

The zero article appears before proper nouns, names like Picasso and John Lennon.

零冠词出现在专有名词之前， 如毕加索和约翰列侬的名字。

The zero article also goes with names of sports and academic subjects.

零冠词还带有体育和学术科目的名称。

The zero article also applies to other kinds of nouns. For instance, we normally do not put an article in front of a proper noun – a word or group of words that name a specific person, place or thing.

零冠词也适用于其他种类的名词。例如，我们通常不把冠词放在专有名词前面，也就是一个或一组单词前面，这些单词表示一个特定的人、地方或事物。