【译】 “单数they”是指在英语中把复数形式的人称代词they以及它的变体或派生体 them、their、theirs和themselves（或themself）用作一个中性的单数人称代词。—— inflected 原型：inflect [ɪn'flekt] v. 弯曲；改变；使屈曲 —— derivative 名词 [dɪ'rɪvətɪv] n. 派生物；衍生字；导数 adj...
1.InformalHimself or herself. Used as a gender-neutral reflexive pronoun:"Relationships are hard, but all the work is worth it, unless the person you're with has totally let themself go"(John Metz). 2.NonstandardThemselves:"I was telling Bubber how he and my uncles owns the whole place...
【译】 “单数they”是指在英语中把复数形式的人称代词they以及它的变体或派生体 them、their、theirs和themselves(或themself)用作一个中性的单数人称代词。 —— inflected 原型:inflect [n'flekt] v. 弯曲;改变;使屈曲 —— derivative ...
They, their, them, themselves: English lacks a common-gender third-person singular pronoun that can be used to refer to indefinite pronouns (as everyone, anyone, someone). Although English has many great qualities, it’s never been great with indefinite pronouns. Traditionally, he was the def...
These files contain a list of over 75 occurrences of the words "they"/"their"/"them"/"themselves" referring to a singular antecedent with indefinite or generic meaning in Jane Austen's writings (mainly in her six novels), as well as further examples of singular "their" etc. from the ...
They play the piano well. What does they think? What do they think? Themself or themselves? Because of its singular meaning, the most logical choice for a gender-neutral singular reflexive pronoun (or intensive pronoun) is “themself,” not “themselves.” This is similar to the use of “...
In English, the third person plural pronouns they, them, their, theirs, themself, and themselves can be anaphoric to a grammatically singular antecedent, that is, a noun phrase which has singular verb agreement. The use of what is called singular they has puzzled grammarians since at least ...
这个句子以单数代词(Singular pronoun) "their", "them" 及 "they" 指未知道或未肯定的人或事。 3)They ?will not be the first or last person who gets ?themself ?involved in an identity theft case.? 这句子中的主语"They"及"themself"用作强调单数代词或一个人使用,什麼性别也可以。当然,我们要...
"Yes, they're around here somewhere."That being said, I have seen one difference in the reflexive form. Some people use "themself" instead of "themselves" when talking about a single person, but I don't think any style guides consider this formally correct:"Alex hurt themself" vs "Alex...
- Singular they, along with its inflected or derivative forms, them, their, theirs, and themselves (also themself and theirself), is a gender-neutral third-person...- Look up Singularity or singularity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Singularity or singular point may refer to: Mathematical...