pronouns
pronouns — 名詞
- pronounssingular
- pronounsesplural
1. a word that you use in speaking or writing to avoid repeating a noun that your l
代名詞
可替換名詞的詞類，如「你」、「她」
a word that you use in speaking or writing to avoid repeating a noun that your listener or reader already knows — for example, 'she' for a woman you have just named, or 'it' for an object you have just described
Dahlia underlined all the pronouns in the paragraph and counted fifteen of them.
Dahlia 把段落中所有代名詞畫線標出，數了數有十五個。
In Nila's writing, the same three pronouns appeared more than thirty times.
在 Nila 的文章中，同樣三個代名詞出現了三十多次。
'I', 'you', and 'we' are three of the first pronouns that English learners study.
I、you 和 we 是英語學習者最早學到的三個代名詞。
Without pronouns, a simple story about one person becomes awkward and full of repetition.
沒有代名詞的話，一個簡單的單人故事也會變得彆扭且充滿重複。
The teacher asked Tuan to circle every pronoun on the page and name its type.
老師要 Tuan 圈出頁面上每個代名詞，並說出它們的類型。
- pro-form
a broader linguistic term that includes pronouns, pro-verbs, and pro-adjectives; rarely used outside academic grammar
- substitute word
a general, non-technical term for anything that takes the place of something else; not specific to grammar
用法筆記
A countable noun. Use 'a pronoun' for one word and 'pronouns' for more than one or for the category in general. 'Pronouns' (plural) is more common when talking about the word class as a whole.
常見錯誤
2. the set of personal pronouns, like 'she/her' or 'they/them', that someone uses t
性別代詞
個人依性別認同使用的第三人稱代詞
the set of personal pronouns, like 'she/her' or 'they/them', that someone uses to express their gender identity and asks other people to use when speaking about them
At the workshop, everyone wore a name tag that also showed their pronouns.
工作坊上，每個人都戴著名牌，上面也標示了自己的性別代詞。
Mira added 'she/her' pronouns to her email signature after a colleague suggested it.
Mira 在同事建議後，把 she/her 的性別代詞加到電子郵件簽名檔中。
collocation: add pronouns to (an email signature / a profile)
When introducing yourself for the first time, sharing your pronouns helps others address you correctly.
初次自我介紹時，分享你的性別代詞有助於他人正確稱呼你。
Benjamin's manager included his pronouns in the team directory for the first time.
Benjamin 的主管首次在團隊通訊錄中加上了他的性別代詞。
The registration form had a small box where students could write in their pronouns.
報名表上有個小格子，學生可以填入自己的性別代詞。
- preferred pronouns
an older term that is falling out of use; 'pronouns' alone is now more common and avoids suggesting they are just a preference
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural. You ask 'What are your pronouns?' (not 'What is your pronoun?'). Often appears with a possessive adjective: 'my pronouns', 'her pronouns', 'their pronouns'. Distinguish from sense 1 (GRAMMAR WORD): this sense is about personal identity, not about grammar.