their的双解释义

1. 他们的，她们的，它们的

1. 他们的，她们的，它们的
2. (在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替 him 或 her)他的，她的

1. 他〔她,它〕们的 of or belonging to them

1.他们的;她们的;它们的
You usetheir to indicate that something belongs or relates to the group of people, animals, or things that you are talking about.

e.g. Janis and Kurt have announcedtheir engagement...
贾尼斯和库尔特已宣布订婚。
e.g. Horses were pokingtheir heads overtheir stall doors.
马儿们从马厩门上探出头来。

2.(代替 his or her，而不指明是男是女;有人认为这种用法不对)
You usetheir instead of 'his or her' to indicate that something belongs or relates to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect.

e.g. Every member will receivetheir own 'Welcome to Labour' brochure.
每个党员都将收到一本名为《欢迎加入工党》的小册子。
e.g. But anyone looking for income fromtheir investments is in a much worse state.
但是，那些指望靠投资获取收入的人境况更为糟糕。

1. Take a note of their names and addresses.
   把他们的姓名和地址记下来。
2. Has anyone bought their ticket?
   每个人都买到票了吗?
3. Their coming to help was a great encouragement to us.
   他们来支援对我们是很大的鼓舞。
4. The Pollaks had no children of their own.
   波拉克夫妇自己没有孩子。

• The fishermen..shifted their oars.

  出自：J. Steinbeck

• Two girls in their twenties had been engaged.

  出自：E. Bowen

• Imagine their objecting to us having champagne for breakfast.

  出自：Scott Fitzgerald

• There was no question of their seeing Elizabeth.

  出自：I. Murdoch

• Let the children find their own way.

  出自：G. Vidal

• ☆ 直接源自古斯堪的那维亚语的thierra，意为他们的。