释义 |
first person plural in British English (fɜːst ˈpɜːsən ˈplʊərəl) noun grammar a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used by the speaker to refer to or talk about himself or herself together with others Examples of 'first person plural' in a sentencefirst person plural I smiled at his friendly, brotherly, use of the first person plural.That's why football fans always speak in the first person plural.That we, that first person plural pronoun, was the most significant word of that sentence.Note the change from first person plural to first person singular midway through that sentence.Let's attempt to ignore the absurdity of an automated voice feeling confident enough to use first-person plural.So now begins a century in which the first person plural will be replaced by the third person plural. |