the other side of the picture is quite the opposite.why there is (the )in front of "opposite"?As far as I know ,opposite is an adjective.And as "quite" is an adverb,it can modify the adjective"opposite" without the determiner "the"But in the article

the other side of the picture is quite the opposite.why there is (the )in front of "opposite"?As far as I know ,opposite is an adjective.And as "quite" is an adverb,it can modify the adjective"opposite" without the determiner "the"But in the article
the other side of the picture is quite the opposite.why there is (the )in front of "opposite"?
As far as I know ,opposite is an adjective.And as "quite" is an adverb,it can modify the adjective"opposite" without the determiner "the"
But in the article which it extracts from Lesson 11 of New Concept English,the original sentence is "the other side of the picture is quite the opposite."
Can anyone explain the usage of this "the" here?
the chinese input system on this computer is somehow damaged,so I'm sorry that I have to type english

the other side of the picture is quite the opposite.why there is (the )in front of "opposite"?As far as I know ,opposite is an adjective.And as "quite" is an adverb,it can modify the adjective"opposite" without the determiner "the"But in the article
the opposite indicates “the other side”,using “the”here can make the sentence be balance ,and also it can make “opposite” emphasisable.

据我所知，“opposite”是个形容词，就像“quite”是副词一样，它能修饰形容词“opposite”不用定冠词“the”
但是从新概念英语第11课提取的文章里，原句是“the other side of the picture is quite the opposite（这幅图画的另一面却截然相反）”
谁能解释“the”在这里的用法？
电脑的中文输入法已被损坏所以不好...

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据我所知，“opposite”是个形容词，就像“quite”是副词一样，它能修饰形容词“opposite”不用定冠词“the”
但是从新概念英语第11课提取的文章里，原句是“the other side of the picture is quite the opposite（这幅图画的另一面却截然相反）”
谁能解释“the”在这里的用法？
电脑的中文输入法已被损坏所以不好意思我只能打英文。

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opposite
名词 n.
1.对立面;对立物[C][the S][(+of)]
My view is the very opposite of his.
我的看法正好于他相反。
Jack is considerate; his wife is just the opposite.
杰克能体贴人,而他妻子恰恰相反。
Black i...

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opposite
名词 n.
1.对立面;对立物[C][the S][(+of)]
My view is the very opposite of his.
我的看法正好于他相反。
Jack is considerate; his wife is just the opposite.
杰克能体贴人,而他妻子恰恰相反。
Black is the opposite of white.
黑色的相反是白色。
quite可以修饰名词

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