she
/ʃi/ (bre, ipa) · /ʃi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈshē/ (ame, mw) · /ʃiː/ (bre, ipa) · /ʃiː/ (ame, ipa) · /ʃiː-/ (bre, ipa) · /ʃiː-/ (ame, ipa)
she — 代名詞
1. Use this word before a verb when the person you mean is a woman, a girl, or a fe
她
主格：指已提過的女性或雌性動物
Use this word before a verb when the person you mean is a woman, a girl, or a female animal that people have talked about already.
Aylin called to say she would be late for dinner tonight.
Aylin 打電話來說她今晚會晚點到。
main clause subject referent
When Yuki saw the kitten, she picked it up gently.
Yuki 看到那隻小貓時，她輕輕地把牠抱起來。
anaphora: pronoun links back to named person
The mother wolf stopped at the stream, and she drank slowly from the cold water.
那隻母狼在小溪邊停了下來，慢慢地喝著冰冷的河水。
Amira told the teacher that she had finished her homework.
Amira 告訴老師她已經完成了作業。
My grandmother still drives, though she is over eighty years old.
我祖母還在開車，雖然她已經八十多歲了。
- he
The male equivalent, used the same way.
文法句型
she + verb (third person singular)
用法筆記
Only used as the subject of a verb. For the object form, use 'her' ('I saw her'). For the possessive form, use 'her' before a noun ('her bag') or 'hers' standing alone ('The bag is hers').
常見錯誤
2. Use this word in place of 'it' when talking about a country, a ship, or a vehicl
她（船艦車）
代替「它」指國家、船艦或車輛
Use this word in place of 'it' when talking about a country, a ship, or a vehicle that someone cares about in a personal way.
Taiwan sent her best athletes to the international games this year.
台灣今年派出她最優秀的運動員參加國際賽事。
personification of a country
The old sailing ship was beautiful, and she cut through the waves with ease.
那艘老帆船很美麗，她毫不費力地破浪前行。
ship referred to as she
The Mary Rose was raised from the sea, and she now sits in a museum.
瑪麗玫瑰號從海裡被打撈起來，她現在安放在一座博物館裡。
Élise called her car an old friend and said she had never let her down.
Élise 稱她的車是老朋友，說她從來沒讓她失望過。
文法句型
she + verb (third person singular) — referring to country, ship, or vehicle
用法筆記
Using 'she' for a country sounds poetic or old-fashioned in modern English. For ships and vehicles, it remains common among sailors, drivers, and enthusiasts.
常見錯誤
she — 名詞
- shesingular
- shesplural
1. A word for a woman or a female animal that you use as a noun, most often in the
雌性
指女性或雌性動物，用於區分性別
A word for a woman or a female animal that you use as a noun, most often in the question 'Is it a he or a she?'
The vet checked the rabbit and told Indra it was a she.
獸醫檢查了那隻兔子，然後告訴 Indra 那是母的。
noun use after article 'a'
Is the new puppy a he or a she?
那隻新來的小狗是雄性還是雌性？
common paired question pattern
The zookeeper pointed to the larger tortoise and said, 'That one is a she.'
動物園管理員指著那隻較大的烏龜說：「那隻是母的。」
Heloísa could not tell whether the bird was a he or a she.
Heloísa 無法判斷那隻鳥是公的還是母的。
- he
The male noun form, used the same way.
文法句型
a he or a she
a she
用法筆記
Almost always used with an article ('a she'). Most common in the paired phrase 'a he or a she'. For animals, 'female' is the more formal alternative.
常見錯誤
she — 字首
1. Added to the beginning of a noun that usually refers to a male animal, to show t
雌性前綴
加在動物名詞前表示雌性
Added to the beginning of a noun that usually refers to a male animal, to show that the animal is female.
A she-wolf guards her cubs far more fiercely than a male wolf does.
母狼保護幼崽時比公狼兇猛得多。
she- + animal name (wolf)
The farmer bought a she-goat to provide fresh milk for the family.
農夫買了一隻母山羊來給家裡提供新鮮的羊奶。
Priya spotted a she-bear with two cubs near the mountain trail.
Priya 在山間小徑附近看到一頭母熊帶著兩隻幼熊。
At the petting zoo, the children met a gentle she-donkey named Daisy.
在寵物動物園裡，孩子們見到了一頭溫馴的母驢，名叫 Daisy。
- female
More formal; used before animal names without a hyphen ('female elephant').
文法句型
she- + noun (especially animal names)
用法筆記
This prefix is productive but informal. In scientific or formal writing, use 'female' instead ('female wolf', 'female goat'). For humans, 'she-' as a prefix sounds dated or demeaning ('she-doctor'); use 'female' or 'woman' instead.
常見錯誤
❌ 'She wolf' (as two separate words without hyphen) — When used as a prefix meaning female, write 'she-wolf' with a hyphen.
❌ 'a she-doctor' — For people, this sounds old-fashioned. Use 'a female doctor' or 'a woman doctor' instead.