theirs

IPA/ðeəz/
KK[ðˈɛrz]IPA/ðerz/

theirs — 代名詞

1. a pronoun that shows something belongs to a person or group you have already men

1.代名詞A2
釋義

他們的

屬於他們的人事物

a pronoun that shows something belongs to a person or group you have already mentioned — used instead of saying 'their' followed by a noun, so you can say 'That bag is theirs' instead of 'That is their bag'.

例句

The blue car in the driveway is theirs.

車道上那輛藍色汽車是他們的。

possessive pronoun as subject complement — replaces 'their + noun'

Theirs was the only essay that received full marks from the teacher.

他們的論文是唯一獲得老師滿分評價的。

theirs as subject of a sentence

常見搭配
  • friend of theirs
  • neighbour of theirs
  • is theirs
  • was theirs
  • theirs + verb
同義詞
  • belonging to them

    a phrasal alternative used in full sentences (e.g., 'that belongs to them') rather than as a compact pronoun

文法句型

theirs as subject

theirs as complement

theirs after of

用法筆記

Unlike the determiner 'their', the pronoun 'theirs' never stands before a noun. You cannot say 'theirs house' — instead say 'their house' or 'that house is theirs'. Many writers use 'theirs' (without an apostrophe) for a singular antecedent of unknown gender to avoid saying 'his or hers'.

常見錯誤

Theirs house is on the corner.
Their house is on the corner.' or 'That house is theirs.
'theirs' replaces the noun, so it cannot be placed before one.
The book is their's.
The book is theirs.
Possessive pronouns (yours, hers, its, ours, theirs) never take an apostrophe.

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