everybody

/ˈevribɒdi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈevribɑːdi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈev-rē-(ˌ)bə-dē -ˌbä-/ (ame, mw)

everybody — pronoun

1. refers to every person in a group, or to people in general — no matter who they

1.代名詞A2
釋義

refers to every person in a group, or to people in general — no matter who they are or how many there are

例句

Priya gave a small gift to everybody in the office.

everybody in + place noun

Not everybody in the class knew the right answer.

not everybody for partial negation

同義詞
  • everyone

    identical in meaning; everyone is slightly more common in formal or written English

反義詞
  • nobody

    the opposite meaning — no person at all

  • no one

    same as nobody; used interchangeably in most contexts

文法句型

everybody + singular verb

用法筆記

Always takes a singular verb: 'Everybody is ready', not 'Everybody are ready'. Unlike 'all', 'everybody' cannot be placed before a noun — you can say 'all the students' but not 'everybody the students'.

常見錯誤

❌Everybody are here.
✅Everybody is here.
💡everybody is grammatically singular even though it refers to many people.
❌Everybody need to bring a pen.
✅Everybody needs to bring a pen.
💡the third-person singular -s is required with everybody.