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源自拉丁语 'pronomen',由 'pro-'(代替)和 'nomen'(名字)组成,意为“代替名词的词”。
❶ 代词,用于替代名词或名词短语的词类,避免重复并简化表达。如“他”、“她”、“它”等。
“In the sentence 'She is reading a book', 'she' is a pronoun.”
(在句子“她正在读书”中,“她”是一个代词。)
“The word 'they' can be used as a singular pronoun.”
(单词“they”可以用作单数代词。)
relative pronoun — 关系代词,用于引导定语从句,连接主句和从句,如“who”、“which”、“that”等。
“In the sentence 'The book that I read was interesting', 'that' is a relative pronoun.”
(在句子“我读的那本书很有趣”中,“that”是一个关系代词。)
indefinite pronoun — 不定代词,指代不特定的人或事物,如“someone”、“anything”、“everybody”等。
“'Everyone' is an indefinite pronoun in the sentence 'Everyone enjoyed the party'.”
(在句子“每个人都喜欢这个派对”中,“everyone”是一个不定代词。)