Word · Frequency #21659
Fully loadedhither
/ˈhiðə/
adverb
向这边；向此处
to this place (especially toward the speaker)
- 1.
over here
向这边；向此处
In use
Please bring the report hither before the meeting starts.
The children ran hither the moment the bell rang.
We walked hither along the riverside path to reach the old mill.
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。
[verb of motion] + HITHER
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。
Common mistakes
I have lived in this city for five years; I plan to live hither forever.
Connections
Collocations
- hither and thither
- 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。
- hither and yon
- 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。
- come hither
- 过来；到此处来
- Come hither and sit beside me.过来坐在我身边。
Idioms & figurative uses
- hither and thither
- 到处；四处The children ran hither and thither in the playground.孩子们在操场上到处跑。
- hither and yon
- 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。
- come-hither look
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象有人朝你喊“Hi!”并招手，示意“向这边/向此处来”。
Context & Register
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'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.