pronoun
UK/'prәunaun/US
四级六级考研B1
释义
n.
A word used in place of a noun, such as 'he', 'she', 'it', or 'they'
代词
词根拆分
词根派生pro-(代替)+ noun =「代替名词」。noun 和 pronoun 都追溯到拉丁 nōmen(名)——noun 给事物命名,pronoun 替代那个名。'he' 代替 'John',免得重复名字。
词根 nomin 还连着 38 个词例句
- 1.
Use a pronoun like 'they' to avoid repeating the name.
用 'they' 这样的代词避免重复名字。
- 2.
Many people now share their preferred pronouns.
现在很多人会注明自己倾向使用的代词。