The United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)是专有名词和普通名词组成的国名,要用定冠词the; Australia是表示国名的专名,不用定冠词the; 但The Commonwealth of Australia中就需要用定冠词. 有例外,这些专有名词做国名,前面必加定冠词the,如: The Philippines 菲律宾(由菲律宾群岛组成) The Congo 刚果(因刚果河得名) The Netherlands 荷兰(意即低洼之地)
