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单词 his
释义 his
I.
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, gen. of he — more at he
obsolete
possessive of he I
II. \_(h)iz, |hiz, _ēz\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, gen. of
1.
 a. : of or relating to him or himself as possessor : due to him : inherent in him : associated or connected with him
  < a wise man who built his house upon the rock — Mt 7: 24 (Revised Standard Version) >
  < the western ocean in one of the very worst of his moods — Cicely F. Smith >
  < did he bump his little head >
  — compare he I
 b. : of or relating to him or himself as author, doer, giver, or agent : effected by him : experienced by him as subject : that he is capable of
  < reading Shakespeare's histories as well as his comedies and tragedies >
  < his promise >
  < success attributed to his having been prompt >
  < he ran his fastest >
 c. : of or relating to him or himself as object of an action : experienced by him as object
  < he awaited his confirmation by the senate >
  < a secret combination against a person with the object of his hurt of injury — H.E.Scudder >
 d. : that he has to do with or is supposed to possess or to have knowledge or a share of or some special interest in
  < the boy who knows his baseball — David Dempsey >
  < he enthusiastically supports his local symphony — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
 e. : that is especially significant for him : that brings him good fortune or prominence — used with day or sometimes with other words indicating a division of time
  < this was his day and the treat was on him — H.A.Chippendale >
2. obsolete : its — used as late as the 17th century with no implied personification
 < if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? — Mt 5: 13 (Authorized Version) >
3. archaic : 's — used after a noun or noun phrase in place of the possessive ending 's
 < at the tide of Christ his birth — Thomas Fuller >
 < in George the First his time — W.M.Thackeray >
 < Billy Bones, his fancy — R.L.Stevenson >
III. \|hiz\ pronoun, singular or plural in construction
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, gen. of
1. : his one or his ones — used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective his
 < if my brother had my shape, and I had his — Shakespeare >
 < my dog is large and his is small >
 < your eyes are blue and his are brown >
— often used after of to single out one or more members of a class belonging to or connected with a particular male person or animal
 < a friend of his >
 < four or five books of his >
or merely to identify something or someone as belonging to or connected with a particular male person or animal without any implication of membership in a more extensive class
 < that overbearing manner of his >
 < those big feet of his >
2. : something that belongs to him : what belongs to him
 < all that is his is hers >
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