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they

/ˈðe/KK

/ˈðeɪ/IPA

練發音
代名詞
國小
難度 短、單義、常用
personal pronoun
subject pronoun
1.
他們;她們
極常用

指兩個或兩個以上的人,作為句子的主詞

用法:通常接複數動詞。例:他們每天搭公車上學。

they are
they have
they can
they want to

They are waiting for the bus after school.

他們放學後正在等公車。

2.
它們
極常用

指兩個或兩個以上的動物或事物,作為句子的主詞

用法:通常接複數動詞。例:這些蘋果看起來很新鮮。

they look
they seem
they work
they belong to

The shoes are wet because they are in the rain.

這些鞋子是濕的,因為它們在雨中。

還有 1 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
3.
某人;他或她;對方
極常用

指性別不明、無須說明性別,或不認同二元性別的單一人士

用法:雖然指單一人士,現在式動詞通常仍使用複數形式。例:有人把水壺忘在教室了,他們可能會回來拿。

someone said they
if they want
tell them
their name

If a student has a question, they can ask the teacher after class.

如果學生有問題,他或她可以在下課後問老師。

常見錯誤

I saw they at the station.

I saw them at the station.

Someone forgot his or her umbrella, so they should come back for it.

Someone forgot their umbrella, so they should come back for it.

They has a new teacher.

They have a new teacher.

They is my classmates.

They are my classmates.

相關字詞
them 同源詞
their 同源詞
theirs 同源詞
we 近義
he or she 易混淆
學習提示

・他們、她們、它們在英文中都使用同一個字。

・單數形式的他們在現代英語中很常見,但後面的動詞通常仍採複數形式。

・不要把 they 和 them 混用:they 通常作主詞,them 通常作受詞。

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