| 释义 |
these /dhēz/ demonstrative adj and demonstrative pronoun plural of this ORIGIN: OE thǣs, a by-form of thās, pl of thēs, thēos, this, this; cf those this /dhis/ demonstrative pronoun (pl these)- Denoting a person, animal, thing or idea near, topical, already mentioned or about to be mentioned, or otherwise understood from the context
- A person, animal or thing which is nearby, esp which is closer to the speaker than something else (often designated by that)
- (up to and including) the present time or place
- The place where the speaker is
- An action, event or circumstance
- (when telephoning) the person speaking, or the person spoken to
adjective (pl these)- Being the person, animal or thing just mentioned, about to be mentioned, or otherwise understood from the context
- Being the person, animal or thing which is nearby, esp closer than something else
- Relating to today, or time in the recent past ending today
- Used sometimes almost with the force of an indefinite or definite article, eg for emphasis or in narrative, as in I saw this big bright object in the sky (informal)
adverb- To this (extreme) degree or extent, with adjectives or adverbs esp of quantity, eg this high, far, etc, or (informal) with others, eg this difficult, well, etc
- Thus (Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: OE, neuter of thēs, thēos, this (instrumental thīs, thȳs; nominative pl thās, thǣs) thisˈness noun The quality of being this, not something else, haecceity this and that or this, that and the other Various minor unspecified objects, actions, etc this here (informal) An emphatic form of this with this At that, thereupon |