We stood at the top of the mountain lying _____ east of the city,为什么不加the

We stood at the top of the mountain lying _____ east of the city,为什么不加the
We stood at the top of the mountain lying _____ east of the city,
为什么不加the

We stood at the top of the mountain lying _____ east of the city,为什么不加the
这句话的意思是,我们站在山顶,这座山就位于城市的东面.
lying在这里充当mountain的定语.
再说了,方位词如果要价定冠词的话,必须再加一个介词.
这里不用定冠词.

空里面可以填in the 或者to the,不过意思不一样。