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these

UK /ðiːz/US /ðiːz/

词源

源自古英语 'þās',是 'þes'(this)的复数形式,与德语 'diese' 同源。

determiner

❶ 指代离说话者较近的多个事物或人,相当于中文的“这些”。用于复数名词前,表示特指当前语境中提及的多个对象。

“These books are very interesting.”

(这些书非常有趣。)

“I bought these apples yesterday.”

(我昨天买了这些苹果。)

同义词:those, the present, the aforementioned

pronoun

❶ 作为代词,指代前面提到的多个事物或人,相当于“这些”。常用于避免重复名词,使表达更简洁。

“These are the best cookies I've ever tasted.”

(这些是我吃过的最好的饼干。)

“These are the keys you were looking for.”

(这些是你一直在找的钥匙。)

同义词:those, the ones here, the present ones

常见短语

these days — 指“近来”或“最近这段时间”,用于描述当前或最近一段时间的情况或趋势。

“These days, more people are working from home.”

(最近,越来越多的人在家工作。)

one of these days — 表示“总有一天”或“不久的将来”,用于表达未来某个不确定的时间会发生某事。

“One of these days, I will visit Japan.”

(总有一天,我会去日本。)