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the + HITHER + [noun]
形容词用法：hither 作定语，意为“这边的，较近的”。
The cabin is on the HITHER side of the hill.
小屋在山丘的这边。
向这边；向此处
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向这边；向此处
to this place (especially toward the speaker)
The cabin is on the HITHER side of the hill.
小屋在山丘的这边。
over here
Please bring the report hither before the meeting starts.
会议开始前请把报告拿到这边来。
The children ran hither the moment the bell rang.
铃声一响，孩子们就跑到这边来了。
We walked hither along the riverside path to reach the old mill.
我们沿着河边小路走到这边，才到达那座老磨坊。
形容词用法：hither 作定语，意为“这边的，较近的”。
The cabin is on the HITHER side of the hill.
小屋在山丘的这边。
副词用法：hither 作方向副词，意为“向此处”，多用于正式或文学语境。
He came HITHER to deliver the message.
他到这边来送信。
Not this
I have lived in this city for five years; I plan to live hither forever.
Use this
I have lived in this city for five years; I plan to live here forever.
hither意为“向此处”，强调移动方向，而live表示静态位置，须用静态副词here。
Not this
Come thither, we can talk.
Use this
Come hither, we can talk.
thither意为“向那边”，背离说话者；hither意为“向这边”。此处是叫对方到自己这里来，应用hither。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
到处；向各方
The birds flew hither and thither in the morning light.
鸟群在晨光中飞来飞去。
各处；四面八方
We searched hither and yon for the lost key.
我们四处寻找丢失的钥匙。
过来；到此处来
Come hither and sit beside me.
过来坐在我身边。
到处；四处
The children ran hither and thither in the playground.
孩子们在操场上到处跑。
各处；到处
She has traveled hither and yon in search of rare books.
她到处旅行寻找珍本书。
勾引人的眼神；媚眼
She gave him a come-hither look across the room.
她在房间那头向他抛了个媚眼。
来吧，侍从，站到我身边。
From the English Christmas carol 'Good King Wenceslas' (1853); the king calls upon his page to come close and look at a poor man gathering firewood.
出自英国圣诞颂歌《好国王温塞斯拉斯》（1853年）；国王叫侍从靠近，去看那个捡柴火的穷人。
上到这里来。
From the Bible, Revelation 4:1 (King James Version); a voice from heaven invites John to come up and see what will take place.
出自《圣经·启示录》4:1（英王钦定本）；天上来的声音邀请约翰上到那里，去看将要发生的事。
Use hither naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象有人朝你喊“Hi!”并招手，示意“向这边/向此处来”。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、poetry hither 多用于文学或诗歌，属于较正式/文言的用法；日常口语中通常不用，比较常见于固定短语 'hither and thither'。
dither、wither、slither、whither、thither 都与 /ˈhiðə/ 押韵：重读元音都是 /ɪ/，且都以 /ðə/ 结尾。注意 either 拼写相近，但读音为 /ˈaɪðə/（或 /ˈiːðə/），不押韵。whither 与 wither 在许多口音中同音；whither、thither 较文言。
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