| 释义 |
their
I.
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse theirra, theira, gen. plural demonstrative & personal pron.; akin to Old Norse that, neuter demonstrative pron. — more at that
obsolete
possessive of they I
II. \thər, (|)the](ə)r, (|)tha(a)](ə)r\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from their, pron.
1.
a. : of or belonging to them or themselves as possessors : due to them : inherent in them : associated or connected with them
< their furniture >
< their rights >
< their neighbors >
b. : of or relating to them or themselves as authors, doers, givers, or agents : effected by them : experienced by them as subject : that they are capable of
< their verses >
< their confidence in you >
< responsible for their being here >
< doing their utmost >
c. : of or relating to them or themselves as object of an action : experienced by them as object
< their defeat >
< their being seen >
d. : that they have to do with or are supposed to possess or to have knowledge or a share of or some special interest in
< they know their algebra >
< they like their leisure >
e. : that is especially significant for them : that brings them good fortune or prominence — used with day or sometimes with other words indicating a division of time
< the twins had a wonderful birthday party; this certainly was their day >
2. : his or her : his, her — used with a singular antecedent that is indefinite or that does not specify gender
< anyone in their senses — W.H.Auden >
< we shall be pleased to send a free specimen copy … to a friend or relative on receipt of their address — London Calling >
3. obsolete — used after a plural or collective noun or a group of two or more nouns to indicate a possessive case relation
< in the father, mother, and governess their absence — The Lives of Women Saints >
4. archaic : of those — used especially as antecedent to a relative pronoun
< nor better was their lot who fled — Sir Walter Scott > |