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their 音标拼音: [ð'ɛr] pron. 他们的 他们的 She \ She\, pron. [ sing. nom. { She}; poss. { Her}. or { Hers}; obj. { Her}; pl. nom. { They}; poss. { Their} or { Theirs}; obj. { Them}.] [ OE. she, sche, scheo, scho, AS. se[' o], fem. of the definite article, originally a demonstrative pronoun; cf. OS. siu, D. zij, G. sie, OHG. siu, s[ imac], si, Icel. s[= u], sj[= a], Goth. si she, s[= o], fem. article, Russ. siia, fem., this, Gr. ?, fem. article, Skr. s[= a], sy[= a]. The possessive her or hers, and the objective her, are from a different root. See { Her}.] 1. This or that female; the woman understood or referred to; the animal of the female sex, or object personified as feminine, which was spoken of. [ 1913 Webster] She loved her children best in every wise. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] Then Sarah denied, . . . for she was afraid. -- Gen. xviii. 15. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A woman; a female; -- used substantively. [ R.] [ 1913 Webster] Lady, you are the cruelest she alive. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Note: She is used in composition with nouns of common gender, for female, to denote an animal of the female sex; as, a she- bear; a she- cat. [ 1913 Webster]
Their \ Their\, pron. & a. [ OE. thair, fr. Icel. [ thorn] eirra, [ thorn] eira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite article; akin to AS. [ eth][= a] ra, [ eth][= ae] ra, gen. pl. of the definite article, or fr. AS. [ eth][= ae] ra, influenced by the Scandinavian use. See { That}.] The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The possessive takes the form theirs (?) when the noun to which it refers is not expressed, but implied or understood; as, our land is richest, but theirs is best cultivated. [ 1913 Webster] Nothing but the name of zeal appears ' Twixt our best actions and the worst of theirs. -- Denham. [ 1913 Webster]
He \ He\ ( h[= e]), pron. [ nom. { He}; poss. { His} ( h[ i^] z); obj. { Him} ( h[ i^] m); pl. nom. { They} ([ th][= a]); poss. { Their} or { Theirs} ([ th][^ a] rz or [ th][= a] rz); obj. { Them} ([ th][ e^] m).] [ AS. h[= e], masc., he[' o], fem., hit, neut.; pl. h[ imac], or hie, hig; akin to OFries. hi, D. hij, OS. he, hi, G. heute to- day, Goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina, accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to L. his this. [ root] 183. Cf. { It}.] 1. The man or male being ( or object personified to which the masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a specified subject already indicated. [ 1913 Webster] Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. -- Gen. iii. 16. [ 1913 Webster] Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve. -- Deut. x. 20. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and usually followed by a relative pronoun. [ 1913 Webster] He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. -- Prov. xiii. 20. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used substantively. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] I stand to answer thee, Or any he, the proudest of thy sort. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Note: When a collective noun or a class is referred to, he is of common gender. In early English, he referred to a feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as well as to noun in the masculine singular. In composition, he denotes a male animal; as, a he- goat. [ 1913 Webster] |
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