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their

/ˈðɛr/KK

/ˈðɛɹ/IPA

練發音
限定詞
國小
難度 短、單義、常用
possessive
1.
他們的;她們的;牠們的
極常用

表示某物屬於兩個人或兩個以上的人、動物或事物

用法:後面通常接名詞,例如表示某些人的房子。不能單獨代替名詞;單獨使用時應改用相應的所有格代名詞

their house
their parents
their friends
their school
their opinions

The students put their bags by the desks.

學生把他們的書包放在桌子旁邊。

My cousins are visiting their family this weekend.

我的表兄弟姊妹這個週末要去拜訪他們的家人。

還有 1 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
2.
某人的;某位人士的
極常用

用於指稱性別不明、不重要或不想特別指出性別的單一人士所擁有的事物

用法:這種用法搭配單數名詞或不定代名詞時,後面的動詞仍依句子的主詞判斷,而不是依所有者判斷

each student should bring their notebook
anyone can share their idea
a person and their rights
someone forgot their umbrella

If someone forgets their lunch, they can buy food at school.

如果有人忘記帶午餐,他們可以在學校買食物。

Everyone should keep their ticket until the end of the trip.

每個人都應該保留自己的票,直到旅程結束。

常見錯誤

The students finished theirs homework.

The students finished their homework.

Someone forgot his or her bag, so I returned their bag.

Someone forgot their bag, so I returned their bag.

Their are many students in the classroom.

There are many students in the classroom.

This is theirs book.

This is their book.

相關字詞
theirs 同源詞
there 易混淆
they’re 易混淆
them 同源詞
學習提示

・本字通常放在名詞前面,意思是「他們的」、「她們的」或「牠們的」。

・單數泛指用法在現代英語中很常見,例如指稱性別不明的人。

・不要把本字和表示「他們是」的縮寫或表示「那裡」的字混淆。

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