they
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [ee?]
- 美式音標 [ee?]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- pron. 他們；它們；她們
詞源解說
- 直接源自古斯堪的那維亞語的their，意為他們。
用法辨析
- they是第三人稱的復數(shù)形式,無性別之分,代表已提到過的一些人或事,在句中多用作主語,通常放在它所指代的名詞之后,偶爾也可放在它所指代的詞之前。有時為了避免顯露性別, they也可以代替he, she或it。they后可接whom等引導的定語從句。
n. (名詞)
詞組短語
- Why they 所以然
- They Say 他們說;語錄;人們說
- They like 他們喜歡;他們像
- They nothing 他們什么都沒有;不然他們將一無所獲
- They discussed 他們討論;他們討論了;他們在討論
短語
英英字典
- used as the subject of a verb to refer to people, animals, or things already mentioned or, more generally, to a group of people not clearly described
- You use they to refer to a group of people, animals, or things.
- You use they instead of "he or she" to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect. (he)(she)
- You use they in expressions such as "they say" or "they call it" to refer to people in general when you are making general statements about what people say, think, or do.